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…WE It i Vol. CIV, No. 119 Ann Arbor, Michigan One hundred three years of editorial freedom Thursday, September 8, 1994 @ 1994 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor teachers'strike frustrates local union, parents By DWIGHT DAVIS Daily Staff Reporter Classes may start today for University students, but for the 14,000 students in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, an extended sum- mer vacation stretches into its second week as the district's 1,100 teache...…

…77, WE One hundred three years of editorial freedom AAW Vol. CIV, No. 120 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 9, 1994 0 1994 The Michigan Daily adiation committee: no testing done at 'U' By DAVID SHEPARDSON Daily News Editor A committee created by President James J. Duderstadt to investigate the University's role in the use of radia- tion experiments in the 1940s and 1950s has not uncovered any evi- #nce of experiments on volunteers, m...…

…ittan t Vol CIV, No. 121 Anin Mb., Michigan One hundred three years of editorial freedom Monday, September 12,1994 0 1994 The Michigan Daily 'U' will not reimburse endowments for costs 0 Soon to be approved new rules will govern communication funds By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter In light of a June internal audit that found the University's commu- nication department had misspent funds from three of its endowments, the University ...…

… 1' One hundred three years of editorial freedom ti Tuesday, September 13,1984 0 1994 The Michigan Daily Plane crashes onto lawn of White House AP PHOTO President Clinton shares a laugh with members of AmeriCorps during a ceremony at the White House where he swore in the first recruits. Clinton iaguae national service pla Los Angeles Times "Every generation in our history WASHINGTON - President has learned to take responsibility for Clint...…

…*t Vol. CIV, No. 123 Ann Arbor, Michigan Clinton c The Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON - The United Sta patched an aircraft carrier yesterday witl a force that could launch an invasion of I early as next week, while the Clinton ad tration scrambled to reverse public an gressional opinion against an invasion. President Clinton, who met with I visers on final tactics yesterday, dec: deliver a televised address Thursday e from the Oval Office, outlining...…

…WE0r 444&1WV I&RAW qmPP7 VO. CIV, No. 124 Ann Arbor, Michigan One hundred three years of editorial freedom Thursday, September 15, 1994 @ 1994 The Michigan Daily U.'gets. $6.4M for disabilities projects One-time state appropriation earmarked for projects to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act By JOSH WHITE For the Daily Along with a 2.3-percent increase in state funding this year, the Univer- sity received a one-time appropria- ap...…

…i * 1 @1. CIV, No. 125 Arbor, Michigan arking * oator's aycit oils Ann Arbor tickets almost 300,000 cars per year By JENNIFER HARVEY For the Daily -Some University students feel that truggling to find a spot in Ann Arbor s often difficult and frustrating. "Parking in Ann Arbor is ridicu- ously inconvenient," said LSA sopho- ore Kate DeMeester. "I would rather alk than take my car." Ignorance about potential parking iolations contributes to an ...…

…IL ittam t1 Vol. CIVI Nor 126 Ann Arbor, Michigan 1U' boosts efforts to hire women faculty By LISA DINES Daily Staff Reporter In line with the Agenda for Women, the University is taking steps to increase the number of senior women faculty on campus. The agenda, announced this past spring, is designed to increase the roles and improve the success of omen at the University. University President James J. Duderstadt said the University is es- ta...…

…I E trirni tt One hundred three years of editorial freedom RIegenits cha-ng of ethics bylaws called 'political' By LISA DINES Daily Staff Reporter A change in the University's conflict-of-interest by- law has one regent and a candidate for the board charging that the move is politically motivated. The University Board of Regents yesterday revised its Regental and Executive/Senior Officer Conflict-of-Inter- est Policy to eliminate a "loopho...…

… WE F' Unily Duderstadt By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter LSA officials believed they finally ended the three-year saga on questionable communi- cation department endowment spending by pro- posing new guidelines earlier this month. ButUniversity PresidentJamesJ.Duderstadt *erted Friday that LSA Associate Dean John Cross "misspoke" when he said the guidelines would go into effect, pending approval of a University attorney. In June, a...…

…Jill, I r tit[ tINVA-lo 7rni One hundred three years of editorial freedom IMMMIM" . poll: State doctors oppose assisted-suicide ban Oin Assisted Suicilde A recent ISR survey of 336 physicians and 341 other Michigan residents gathered opinions on physician-assisted suicide. By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Staff Reporter A University study may hold the answer to the unresolved question about the state's ban on assisted suicide. A study relea...…

…One hundred three years of editorial freedom 4F till allk Iloppw Wto play against Colorado By CHAD A. SAFRAN Daily Football Writer The Michigan football team faces a tough mission. It's a mission that ould be labeled ... impossible. How- ver, unlike Peter Graves, the Wol- verines do not have the option of t ing it down. eir task: stopping the high- owered Colorado offense, which anks fourth nationally in total of- ense (548.5 yards per game)...…

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…funding for AATU may be on ;1SA balol U Proposed 25-cent fee hike would go to tenants' union By CATHY BOGUSLASKI Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly will decide whether to fund the Ann *bor Tenants' Union (AATU) at its meeting tonight at 7:30 in MSA cham- bers. The proposed 1994-95 MSA bud- get provides no funds for AATU. Coordinator Pattrice Maurer and fel- low employees have protested the funding cut by collecting the signa- t...…

…-1 ite f*6F 1 1 ml ti One hundred three years of editorial freedom N PER G£Ombudsman dismissed after 13 years at 'U' In 1971, Perigo became By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter For 13 years, Donald Perigo has worked to solve students' problems within the University bureaucracy as ombudsman. Now, he has a problem of his own. In August, Perigo was told that his contract, which ends Dec. 31, would not be renewed. "I was stunned," said El...…

…E it Ian ti One hundred four years of editorial freedom &udents donate bodies to research By JENNIFER HARVEY Daily Staff Reporter This fall, University students will get sunburned, fill out surveys and watch pornographic films - all in the name of research. Thousands of University students serve as subjects for research each mester. Depending on the project, dents may volunteer, earn credit or get paid for their efforts. For introductory ps...…

…trrn Unily Assembly By CATHY BOGUSLASKI Daily Staff Reporter In an emergency meeting yesterday, the Michigan Student Assembly agreed to provide $2,000 to the Ann Arbor Tenants' Union (AATU), a fraction of the interim funding re- quested. Last year, MSA allocated $24,320 to AATU. MSA members who support the tenants' union obtained a temporary restraining order from the Central Student Judiciary (CSJ). The order prevents MSA from spending mone...…

…Page2 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Paae 2 THE MICHIGAN DAILY. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1994 '1We did it! SE 999 Geea iigacail New Student E dition 1 994 General News, Perspectives,UnvrtyArsAn Arbor& Sports ELECTIONS Continued from page 1 In other primary results, state Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) lost to U.S. Rep. Bob Carr (D-Lansing) by less than 1 percent of the vote to decide who will vie to replace outgoing U.S....…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 CHANGES Continued from page 1 Betts said although he has not com- piled any numbers, from his observa- tions, the number of incidents have declined. "From what I've been told and checking with custodians, it seems to have ended the problem." He added that his initial impresssion is that the activity has not moved to any other area of campus. Aaron Rank, a facilitator of the East Quad Group fo...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 12, 1994 More students turn to community colleges first ALL THE NEWS... FUND Continued from page 1 LANSING (AP)- An increasing number of college-bound students are saving money and still receiving de- grees from the schools of their choice by attending community colleges first, statistics show. "The public is beginning to under- stand that freshman- and sophomore- level classes are every bit as go...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 1994 Cole: Deans have power to dismiss faculty grievances TRANSCRIPT Continued from pae 1 By NATE HURLEY Daily News Editor A dean is entitled to dismiss a fac- ulty member's grievance without con- vening a peer review committee, Uni- versity General Counsel Elsa Cole told faculty leaders yesterday. In response to concerns about fac- ulty members being denied grievance hearings, Cole addressed ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 14, 1994 CUBA Continued from page 1 Marx Theater- shelves were packed as customers chose from foreign prod- ucts including Coca-Cola, Gerber's baby food and other American-made goods smuggled here in violation of a U.S. economic embargo. But the prices after government markups are prohibitive for the vast majority of Cubans, whose salaries average slightly more than $2 per month, at the street exc...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 1994 Researchers isolate breast cancer gene Los Angeles Times Utah researchers have identified the defective gene believed to cause about half of all inherited cases of breast cancer, a discovery that should make it possible within a year to iden- tify the estimated 600,000 U.S. women who carry the gene. These women have an 85 percent risk of developing breast cancer by age 65 and an unusually ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 1994 U.N. says civilian observers will inspect Serbian border MORE THAN JUST BOOKS 0 The Washington Post BELGRADE - The head of in- ternational observers dispatched to verify the six-week-old Serbian block- ade against fellow Serbs in neighbor- ing Bosnia said yesterday the inspec- tion of the 375-mile land and sea border will be carried out by 135 civilians. Nineteen Scandinavians are sched-...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 19, 1994 Students, U.S. brace for aftershocks of occupation. REACTION continued from page 1 Neighborhood on the prospects for military intervention in Haiti. Prof. Priscilla Green, a visiting professor of African American and Women's studies, led the discussion that followed the reading of the poem. A Haitian native, Green is active in the Michigan Commitee for a Democratic Haiti based in Detroit. S...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 20, 1994 ENDOWMENTS Continued from page 1 %programs, etc." Regent RebeccaMcGowan (D-Ann Arbor) said she's thrilled with the rapid growth of endowments. "The endowment goes forever so there's more money that the endow- ment will kick out. Everybody stands to benefit, even generations who haven't thought of going to the Univer- sity of Michigan," she said. SIMPSON Continued from page 1. of Orenthal E...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 21, 1994 GUIDELINES continued from page 1 and Weber endowments, which the internal auditor later questioned in his report. "If they were intended by their do- norstosupportjournalism--teaching, research and development - and if they are in fact being used to support other things - mass communication theory, for example - that practice ought to stop," Power said in his letter obtained yesterday by ...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 22, 1994 SURVEY Continued from page 1 to a new environment. "If they know more people, they feel more at home at the University." First-year LSA student Rebeca Schichtel agreed. "I'm still working out a balance," she said. "The whole first month is just finding a balance between your work and your social life." Schichtel said that she has diffi- culty doing work in the dorm, when there are so many p...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 1994 BOSNIA Continued from page 1 "We have no final report on dam- ages," Branston said. "The (U.S.) can- non fire was thought to have missed, but the 1,000-pound bombs hit on or very near to the target." He said no casualties were thought to have been incurred on the Bosnian Serb side because the tank was cho- sen by LaPresle "on the basis that there would be no loss of life, because there had b...…

…2 -- The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 26, 1994 ALCOHOL Continued from page 1 Skowron said DPS charges 10 to 15 people per week for public intoxi- cation, although this number varies with the events of the week. "Football Saturdays, we arrest easily 50 or 60 people in one day, about 100 for the whole weekend." Those charged with public intoxi- cation could face a 10 day stay in jail and a small fine. If students do make it to their house...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 27, 1994 Debate draws few viewers on campus By JONATHAN BERNDT Daily Staff Reporter What if they threw a debate and nobody watched? Last night's first debate between Michigan's gubernatorial candidates did not have a huge following on campus. Both candidates lost to "Mon- day Night Football" and "Melrose Place" or, in the case of professors and administrators, an early bedtime and other work. But th...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 28, 1994 OMBUDSMAN continued from page 1 don't quite fit with that philosophy ;anymore," Perigo said. "I think the division of Student Affairs feels that they have a number of people trying to fix problems for students." Royster Harper, dean of students, said she wants to align the approaches of the ombudsman's office with the priorities of her office. "What we have talked about is Jooking more cl...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 1994 SCIENCE Continued from page 1 of participating student subjects' skin to UV light, causing a mild to moder- ate sunburn. A check for immune suppression is then completed, using an allergen and monitoring any reac- tion, Cowell said. The project involves the commit- ment to six office visits by student subjects. Cowell said that payment for the project varies based on time and ef- fort devo...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 1994 GIES Continued from page 1 But when their hiding place was discovered in 1944, the Franks and their Jewish friends were sent to Germanconcentration campus. Only Frank's father, Otto, survived the war. Months after the war ended, Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam, where Gies gave him Frank's diary and other papers left behind in the hiding place. In 1947, "The Secret Annexe," was first publish...…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER R 1994 Pan 3 ". .. r , raww a Largest class in'U' history hts campus By KIRAN SRINIVAS Daily Staff Reporter The new Fab 5 won't be the big- gest thing on campus this fall. But the size of their class will. "Next year's (the fall of 1994) in- coming class should be the biggest in University history. It is expected to be in the 4,900s," said Alan Levy, spokes- rson for the Housing Division. While offici...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 3 Same-sex couples to receive employee benefits The University is moving forward with its promise last September to end discrimination based on sexual orien- tation. The University Board of Regents amended Bylaw 14.06 - the nondis- crimination clause--to include sexual orientation in the list ofcharacteristics that the University may not use to dif- ferentiate between individuals. At its month...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 12, 1994 - 3 42teachers go back to classrooms By DWIGHT DAVIS Daily Staff Reporter * Ann Arbor's 14,800 public school students were expected to return to class today along with their 1,180 teachers, bringing to an end Ann Arbor's first teacher strike in 11 years. Teachers voted yesterday by an overwhelming majority to report to work today after agreeing to a two- year pact worked out late Saturday night ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 1994 - 3 ,Goldenberg adds assistant for dean busy running comm. department By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter With LSA Associate Dean John Chai taking on the added responsibility of communication department chair, LSA Elie N. Goldenberg has named Pho Ellsworth to assist Chamberlin in the office. Ellsworth, the Kirkland Professor nd a professor of pyschology, will one-year appointment, Golden...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 14, 1994 - 3 .Autopsy. Northwood death was' homicide y MICIWLLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Staff Reporter The death of a 2-year-old Northwood resident has been ruled a ~homicide after a recent autopsy. Jaylon Jervante Jones, the son of a University Hospitals employee, died Aug. 31. He was under the care of James Chatman, who was babysitting .. e boy and his twin sister while their other, Yvette Jones, was wor...…

…U'studi By SAM T. DUDEK Daily Staff Reporter Every semester, students take part in a challenging and aggravating ritual, spending hours painfully preparing for one fateful moment. *No, it's not finals that cause such strife. It's CRISPing. One student, however, is trying to ease this burden. LSA senior Daniel Abrams has developed a computer program he said will save students from wasting endless hours as they manipulate lecture and discussion ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 1994 - 3 ;d; t ; ., :;.>; :r <: : ,;. s y 'a . r^y z ; y. i: >~, r 'Yi ,v i , .. . , a. g Y$y^' " a '3 J s> _n D . , : -, Court orders 'U' to clarify nolicv By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter Time may be running out for the University's in-state residency policy. But he University is fighting tooth and nail, spend- iig thousands of dollars of student money, to onvince courts to uphold the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 19, 1994 - 3 .'U' program addresses needs of women of color By MPATANISHI TAYARI Daily Staff Reporter More than 50 African American women met yesterday for the "Wel- come for Women of Color," a pro- gram designed to address concerns and enhance the University experi- nce for underrepresented students. The event, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, provides a fo- rum for African American women to ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 20. 1994 - 3 Students borrow directly from government in new loan program By BRAD SPARKS For the Daily With the cost of college rising every year, more stu- dents are turning to loans to help pay for their education. "If I didn't have student loans I wouldn't be able to go to school, because my parents don't pick up enough of the costs for me to go," said Michael Todd, an LSA junior. A new federal pro...…

… Hearing may ban workplace smoking 1 More than 350 speakers to testify before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on proposal Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - With a wit- ness list including organizations from nearly every walk of American life, federal work safety officials opened a marathon hearing yesterday on a pro- posal to ban smoking in virtually all workplaces, including restaurants and bars. Although the federal officials ...…

…Wolpe fir LANSING (AP) - In his latest political advertisement, Democrat Howard Wolpe puts his mug close to the camera and suggests Gov. John Engler will try to "mug" him in this fall's gubernatorial campaign. "Take a good look at this face," &olpe says. "Because John Engler is na try to bash it in." Wolpe campaign manager Ken Brock said yesterday the ad is an effort to contrast Engler's style with Wolpe's. "John Engler's got a divi- sive lead...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 1994 - 3 Life under After more than a year, the interim student conduct guide still hovers over campus E n the home, parents rule supreme. In society, the legal system governs and sanctions its citizens. At the University, it is the code - the Statement of Students Rights and Responsibilities - that is paramount. The 18-month-old code is an interim series of guidelines that govern students' non-a...…

…,Candidates rally local Democrats By SCOT WOODS Daily Staff Reporter Sen. Carl Levin, the Michigan mocrat, wasn't there long enough to fill his water glass, but his short speech atlastnight's College Democrats'mass meeting pumped up the crowd. Levin and a slate of other Demo- crats rallied the troops in the Union's Anderson Room last night, soliciting University students as campaign vol- unteers. Democratic U.S. House can- ' date Lynn Rivers, ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday. September 27, 1994 - 3 .Montana researcher extracts jino DNA By ANDREW TAYLOR Daily Staff Reporter Researchers have extracted genetic material from 65 million-year-old di- nosaur bones, evoking memories of last summer's movie "Jurassic Park." Paleontologist Jack Horner iso- lated DNA fragments from the femur of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Times London reported Sunday. Provost stresses accountabiity in message to ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 28. 1994 - 3 .Resurgent dragon will lead world economy, China reporter tells group By NIDHI AGRAWAL For the Daily Amid cruelty, evil and corruption, Nicholas Kristof, former Beijing bu- reau chief for The New York Times, is cautiously optimistic. "You canneverbe sure with China. China may massacre students again, *but by and large, the trend is towards a more open system," he said. Kristof spoke bef...…

…__ The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 1994 - 3 9' reading program assists vision-impaired students By JOSHUA GINSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Students with visual impairments and learning disabilities need not fall behind in their reading, thanks to a revamped program at the University. Reading Services assists students beading course pack and book mate- onto audio cassettes. Volunteers also take notes, type papers and proctor exams fo...…