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…£ 'Elan 74ar~ Yews: 76-DAILY Udvertising: 764-0554 One- hun/reds i* years oft'dol'fi7rtn1 Wednesday September 3, 1997 .. is : "n. .atavc va7 p Weather Goss t Alumnus, business executive considered in 1994 director search By Heather Kamins Daily Staff Rcportcr Tom Goss, a California business executive and former Michigan defensive tackle, was the University's first choice for athletic director four years ago. But since Goss was unavailab...…

…IO ~A' dews: 76-DAILY j d1~tising: 764-0554 One hundred six years ofeditor dfreedoa Thursday September 4, 1997 Omenn 3y Heather Kamins )a itaffReporter sident Lee Bollinger will announce today hat he has chosen Gilbert Omenn to become the Jniversity's first executive vice president for med- cal affairs, a position responsible for overseeing Jniversity Hospitals and the School of Medicine. Omenn will earn $500,000 a year for leading he Uni...…

…0 'ews: 76-DAILY dvertlslng: 764-0554 ~2 'cla *ar1 One hundred six years of editoriaifreedom Friday September 5, 1997 000 10 . ,.,. .,r., ,, ,,.,.,. i ,n ;.; ,,.9 a .3.',.. 'a's;, " ^ >~;v bx o.r rxa elan av, :; . x ' 5, to + 'i a..r. ANf .,. , I "We are lawsuit this fall. be a str 't is y Jeffrey Kosseff *Staff Reporter The law firm that won the groundbreaking opwood affirmative action case last year has een contacted by a state legisl...…

…T w ew1 tt . News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 7640554 One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Monday September 8,1997 UA Students' react to pending lawsuit By Jeff Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter A looming lawsuit challenging the University's affirmative action policies has sparked campuswide debate among the student body. The four state representatives orga- zing a class-action lawsuit have been contact with more than 400 people who say they...…

…ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 7640554 I_ w41 rn One hundred six years of editorilfreedom Tuesday September 9, 1997 ----- -- -- - !!i Irn i = I rovost scusses ans with CUA y Chris Metinko aily Staff Reporter In a meeting designed to better the lations between the faculty and the ministration, the new University r*t and the faculty's governing ody met for the first time yesterday to nd ways the two groups can effective- work together. Provos...…

…'ews: 76-DAILY cfiertising: 764-3554 i ss4 A y Janet Adamy Daily Statf Reportcr Like most University students, Engineering senior Kimberly Stec is getting excited fr a big competition this Saturday. t instead of grabbing a stadium blanket and thro wing on a Wolverine T-shirt, Stec will slip into an evening gown to prepare for an event she's been waiting for since 1994 - the Miss America Pageant. The winner of this June's Miss Michigan Pageant,...…

…Ib LET UU *rni News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred six years ofeditoradfreedom Thursday September U, 1997 '," ® 3 ^< ,s,,,,:; Y ~e 5< ~ r~c .!." """'~r:H ,,ct '.< a .,..,' a., , , , , ,. + "..::. .. ..,:.x e:. ", ZU " ' u- a y T LANDING ON BOARDWALK Pageant %cene fil of4 color, flair By Janet Adamy Daily Staff ReporterP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Behind the ghtly lit, towering stage where the 1997 Miss; xmerica crown will be aw...…

…One /undred sixyears of edItorialfreedom tt Friday September 12,1997 76-DAILY tising: 764-4 4 ...:.. .,.: :_ < . 1 " t ta 'w~a'S e~tr~v * Ue I oss to be highest paid Rig Ten AD y HeatherKa nins )Xily Staff Reporter ' New Athletic Director Tom Goss will receive the largest ,aycheck of any Big Ten director, but colleagues say Goss' alents merit the salary. Goss'salary will total $220,000. The highest salary in the egence last year was $1...…

…News: 76-AILY Advertising: 764-0554 1£ 'Ean Alga One hundred sax year of editor l freedom Monday September 15, 1997 4"'~ -*~. a a ..* U Nw~e8uuwAuuumwe~wIui~Mw/' s~tr~' *~' ~ Markley By Christine M. Palk and Katie Plona Daily Staff Reporters After the drawing of "swastikas and derogatory language" at Mary Markley dence hall last week, residents and staff n b met last night to discuss how to pr similar incidents from occurring. The group ...…

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…ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 One hundred s year ofeditoraifedom Wednesday September 17, 1997 , rv:, , .:.., r H . Y', r '>.r;. 'n, , f .,,.. ,+ .. , r. ....... ....... , .r. r: .., nr , , , r .. . '.:: J ,. ¢.: :>,w :..: H;,. n S,.yy~3' . . ¢« r&' .e ' .::., ,F , s.., , w. 'i,.,K~.. Sri e+.« ~ ~a ,k: ~ . G a.. .. r 3; ,. IFC cracks down invite By Mike Spahn For the Daily Every fall, fraternity members pass out leaflets on street cor...…

…WEv40 News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Thursday September 18, 1997 -------- - ----- i .:t n s uy? 8. New law to tap keg buyers Legislator pushes for all kegs to be tagged by seller and signed by the purchaser regulatedrinking Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter In the wake of alcohol-induced riots at Michigan State University, state Sen. Diane Byrum plans to propose legislation that cracks...…

…One hundredsixyears of editorlfreedom Friday September 19,1997 Taws: 76-DAILY Advertising: 7640554 * *,., 0 Shalala lectures ' to review admissions policy on child wvelfare By Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter A month after Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala was named Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1 , she traveled to Ann Arbor to ask the -University , President Harold Shapiro for advice on...…

…One hundred seixyears ofeditorifreedom Monday September 22, 1997 News: 76-DAILY Advetising: 764-0554 I IN 1 1 1 11 111 1 1 11 mill 1 111 1=11 12th president inaugu ate ,New president eXamines U' challenges Heather Kamins and Janet Adamy Daily Staff Reporters With an inaugural celebration that mixed formal pomp and circumstance with Frisbees, hotdogs and rock music, new University President Lee Bollinger officially took office Friday, d...…

…One hundred sIk years ,ofedeftorifreedom Tuesday September 23, 1997 ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 ollinger says extra egents needed y Chris Metinko )aily Staff Reporter University President Lee Bollinger, n his monthly meeting with the facul- y's governing body, did not lend sup- ort yesterday to a proposal to add a toit and faculty member to the oard of Regents. Bollinger said that "adding a faculty ember to the regents will not perfe...…

…r L U U b 0 k r . ; R '' i C. _.._.. ..,. , ,_ , . . . . 'Elan Ut1 0s76DAILY Aetising: 764.0554 One hundred six years of editorifreedom Tuesday September 23, 1997 Rig, lj NOW LSA senior stabbed to death; DPS shoots and kills assailant By Stephanie Hepburn and Mike Spahn Daily Staff Reporters An LSA senior was stabbed to death early this morning in an apparent domestic violence situation on North Campus, which ended when a Departme...…

…News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 LIE irran t rn One hundred six year ofeditor lfreedom Wednesday September 24, 1997 "x' ME N .h4.:. ,.;. 2.. ,E ... ... .. :.:.....~ ,. .,E ' : .... ~p,.: ,'kr .., vc & .? .4,s. .. . , z., .... "ff , ,M .:.u, wv ...S .. j pq y M ' . ..... ...... ... 3'/ r ~." i S- fa::.s'Z"s qn. .Ta"" jac1Q" zx... ."C^ sF a ,a n'M.... r '".: '."vri ' "' v g . " ro Vie., r.. i, ., ., .,... .,.« .,.?.. .,....,.., .,..v'% ...…

…One hundred si years ofeditorialfreedom News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 7640)554 Thursday September 25, 199 ;. . . , .*v~ ' ' RS ' Er:, x. a :, ., .' : i 5 7 d.'- _. . , , , m , . 0 "There's a sense that what happens to one happens to all." - E. Royster Harper Dean of Students piag vigil planned for tonight By Peter RomerFriedman Daily Staff Reporter In the aftermath of the death of LSA Sior Tamara Williams, members of the University community...…

…1 tial Unill News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred siyears of editoria/freedom Friday September 26, i997 THE 9N D R/ N o y S!'. I dedicates two new buildings By Janet Adamy Daily Staff Reporter University alumnus Preston Robert Tisch joined members of the University community yesterday to celebrate the openings of the Tisch anities Building and Tisch Tennis ter. Tisch, whose $7.5 million dona- tion funded the two new buildin...…

…le i *rn1 News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years ofeditorlaifreedom Monday September 29, 1997 ": .. n s; +'c e r '^;:.:,,fr,, ,:,. .s '?, 4,'"#r . U . , d , . . - :" t r,:xr x ° ,° a, ,. Kn ¢ # ::y i L h, ,..' 'a. . ,:'*y " a ; 4 >- a l Next goal: $2B by 'U' celebrates comple- tion of $18 fundraising campaign, sets new goal B eather Kamins Daily Staff Reporter On a rainy day five years ago, an influential group o...…

…'nelean One hundred seven years~ of editorialfreedom * .t1 Tuesday September 30, 1997 lews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764.0554 ' 4' °'pq . ,. c "I Y .. , r S z Y < r r .it L _, r 1 } ' s . "X' " ~ . , . , ,,[ .. u F'VDYA4i1 LL .l . os t. X+ rs.r,.?-, .6 Z. ?E'h q., "brx ; y. . '.N3'.. c.. v. ., .,. fa:- +:ri 1"aria dl1Q Nh& ..dwA t3¢9iq>-di Basketball ticket sales Four arrested at hearing on affirmative action luging By Dan Stlman Dai...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 3, 1997 Russia may fine two Mir cosmonauts MOSCOW (AP) - Russia may fine two of its own cosmonauts for history's worst space collision, rejecting the vet- eran crew members' claim that Mir's worn-out equipment was to blame, an overseer of the space station said yes- terday. A space commission concluded beyond any doubt" that Vasily Tsibliyev and Alexander Lazutkin caused the damaging June 25 cra...…

…2A -- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 NATION/WORLD GRANT Continued from Page 1A examine patients, review x-rays and discuss treatment over phone lines with the aid of computers, said School of Medicine Prof. Daniel Teitelbaum. "The grant ... covers a unique niche of communication, which is to improve telemedicine links with regard to mater- nal/child (health)," Teitelbaum said Instead of driving eight hours from Michigan's ...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 5, 1997 NATION/WORLD Scientists create AIDS weapon BOSTON - Scientists have created the. first virus-killing viruses, cleverly crafted microscopic missiles that zero in on AIDS-infected cells and destroy them. The idea is to fight infection with infection. The newly created viruses target only cells that have already been captured by HIV The approach works well in the test tube but has not been trie...…

…2A -- The Michigan Daiy - Monday, September 8, 1997 NATION/WORLD LAWSUIT Continued from Page1A Co-chair of the Michigan Federation of College Democrats Sara Deneweth an SNRE sopho- more, said that in order to receive a full education, students should learn among many different peo- pie. "Part of getting a good educa- tion is a diverse community," Deneweth said. "I am outraged at the lawsuit.: Deneweth noted that athletes and children of alu...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesd iav_ Rntpmhpr 4. 1 A47 JY, Haitian f MONTROUIS, Haiti (AP) - A y :everely overloaded ferryboat capsized ;-en passengers rushed to one side as irJ vas coming into port on Haiti's cen- drit coast yesterday, killing as many as 4Q people trapped inside the vessel, -survivors said. Hundreds more made it 4 shore. -The 60-foot boat was certified to -sgfely carry between 80 and 260 .'#ople, according to varying esti- d...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 10, 1997 srael issues new securitydemands NATION/WORLD JERUSALEM (AP) -- On the eve of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's attempt to rescue Mideast peace, Israel raised the stakes yesterday with new security demands it says Palestinians must fulfill before they will be given any more West Bank land. Palestinians, in turn, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to blackmail them...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 11, 1997 NATiON/WORLD -- GOP:Gore should have reguae fns WASHINGTON (AP) - Challenging the legality of Vice President Al Gore's fundraising calls, Senate Republicans disclosed memos yesterday that they said indicated he should have known some money he solicited was covered by a law barring sueh calls on federal property. Democrats and the White House argued that the memos were not specif- ie enou...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 12, 1997 Arafat pledges to fight terrorism NATION/WORLD RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian leaderYasser Arafat pledged yesterday to confront "the enemies of peace," but Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said after a two- hour meeting with him that she still had not found a way to restart Mideast peace talks. "We have a long way to go" to reopen negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 15, 1997 NATION/WORLD India community returns tc CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Bijoy Mallick spent the morning after Mother Teresa's funeral like any other, scraping up rotting food from the streets of his Calcutta slum to feed his family's pigs. "' travel two hours with this push- cart every day to collect the waste$" the teenager said yesterday while :washing out the cart. Inside was a -small oil drum...…

…9 - ...Thpa Mit'hignnails ii a_- ;pntphpr v1 4Q07iii. i i.IlJII1l3-IU.,Upii.Fi.lIlL1 Lp...i A G-0 O NATION WORLD Jewish families settle among Arabs The families moved in just days after Secretary of State Madeleine Aibright leaves the region The Washington Post JERUSALEM - Protected by scores of heavily armed police, three Jewish families settled into an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem yesterday, stir- ring outrage among Palestinians w...…

…I 7 - Tha Mirhitsnn r1nihr Worlnacrlav Cantamhar 17 IQ07 - ' -r- me iviicnganati Liy - VVonUeIaUy, tpteImIr if , lN TNO NATiON/WORLD Cli~nton lobbi~es for f'ast-track legisato d' ARouND THE NATION WASHINGTON (AP) - Plunging into a difficult fight, President Clinton was confronted with a string of Democratic complaints yesterday about legislation he ,wants to promote future trade deals. Organized labor joined in the attack with a costly ad ...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 18, 1997 NATION/WoRLD 5 Americans killed in Bosnian helicopter crash PROKOSKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A U.N. helicopter slammed into a fog-shrouded mountain in central Bosnia and burst into flames yesterday, killig a top international envoy, five Americans and six others in the worst accident to hit the peacekeeping effort in Bosnia. . Those killed included German envoy Gerd Wagner, a deputy ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 19, 1997 NATION/WORLD 10 tourists killed by Egyptian gunmen 1 AROUND THE NJ I t 6 Twenty-four people Were wounded, including seven hospitalizations CAIRO, Egypt (AP)--Three men in white shirts and ties strode calmly up to .,bus as German tourists climbed aboard yesterday -- then pulled a gun od explosives from a black plastic bag. Ten people were killed in a hail of gun- fire and firebombs that...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 22, 1997 NATION/WoRLD Pressures bu P " S1e Washington Post k WASHINGTON - In a city of dealmakers, tobac- 6is shaping up as the deal of 1998. 1ig Tobacco wants a deal so it can stop worrying about exorbitant lawsuits. The states want a deal to help pay for escalating :*alth costs. And the Clinton-Gore team wants a deal that posi- tions it as the defender of America's youth. The big question now is...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 23, 1997 NATION/WORLD CLINTON Continued from Page 1. The debate probably will restore bat- tie lines from the vote on the Clinton- backed chemical weapons treaty, rati- fied in April after many lawmakers remained undecided until the last minute. The president needs about 22 Republican senators to join Democrats in support of the treaty. "We intend to win this vote and fail- ure is not an option," ...…

…28 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 23, 1997 SPECIAL EDITION Nortlwood feels grief in loss of friend 0 * Neighbors described Williams as an "excellent friend," and a "caring and giv- ing" person By Jodi S. Cohen Daily Managing News Editor The laughter of small children that usually is so abundant in the Northwood apartment complex on North Campus was replaced today with tears, shock and grief. Friends and neighbors of Tamara Sony...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 24, 1997 NATION/WORLD Debate ensues over MIR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA came under mounting political and public pressure yesterday not to put another American aboard the broken- down Mir, a debate that's become one of the most agonizing in the history of the space program. The final decision rests with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, who has been warned by key members of Congress that ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 24, 1997 Cone~ from Page 1A said. "I was able to leave my ip with a very positive feeling ut U of M." .Km realized that the University has vdinritistrators overseeing the organiza- ;Q'of unique resources. Ting and Tait 4e,'a student services associate at the htiversity's Multi-Ethnic Student ffairs division, are two such people. ."Unfortunately, I learned no one had -Aesome resources like Tait Sye...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 26, 1997 NASA gives the go for Mir mission -CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)-- With just hours to go before liftoff, NASA gave the go-ahead yester- day to put another American aboard the ramshackle Mir space station despite pressure to back out before someone gets killed. Space shuttle Atlantis was scheduled to leave as planned on a night flight with astronaut David Wolf. NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin i...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 29, 1997 NATiON/W ORLD Albright to help with peace talks JERUSALEM - In a small but potentially significant step toward reviv- ing the moribund peace process, Israel and the Palestinian leadership said yes- terday they expect that a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright today will lead to renewed talks. The peace process has been stalled for six months over Israel's expansion of Je...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 30, 1997 NATION/WORLD Israelis and Palestinians resume peace negotiations NEW YORK (AP) - Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed yesterday to resume negotiations, ending a six-month stalemate and breaking what Secretary of State Madeleine Albright called "a down- ward spiral" in the Mideast. Albright, who announced the agreement after meet- ing with both sides in New York, called the agreement ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 3 1997 - 3 niversity of Mexico wins test anxiety case A federal judge this summer ruled in favor of the University of New Mexico's school of medicine, after a finical psychologist filed a lawsuit gainst the school for discrimination because he suffers from test anxiety, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Kevin McGuinness claimed on the basis of the Americans With Disability Act that the univ...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 - 3A I NI Teleconference set on sexual harassment 1 uman Resources and Affirmative Action will sponsor "How to Respond Effectively to Claims of Sexual Harassment," a free teleconference. The conference will be held noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, in the Anderson Room in the Michigan 'Union. There will be a discussion of v University policies following the tele- ference, according t...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 5, 1997- 3 Oman arrested or allegedly tabbing mate ersity Hospitals security told ice last Friday that an emergency .patient was stabbed in the leg by iswife, according to Department of blic Safety reports. The patient spoke only Spanish, and 'id he did not want to file a police port. But he spoke to Ann Arbor olicq Department officers who were ispatched to the hospital. AAPD offi- rs filed ...…

…i LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 8, 1997 - 3A Researcher promotes fight a gnst cancer Mark Moyad, a University cancer researcher and health educator, will begin a 10-week War Against Cancer cross-country trek Thursday. The campaign is an attempt to raise awareness about the disease and make the issue a high social pri- ority. Moyad will speak at several rallies and schools during his jour- ney. Moyad hopes to collect let...…

…I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9,1997-3 Man robbed near east Quad Two males approached a pedestrian (king on Church Street behind East ad on Sunday and demanded money, according to DPS reports. When the man refused to hand over cash, one of the suspects stood in front of him and made a threat. The victim then offered the suspects an amount of money, which one of the suspects grabbed. OPS reports that no weapons were i...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 10, 1997-- 3 VMI adjusts to new admissions policies fter ending its 158-year-old all- 'W tradition, the Virginia Military Institute has spent the past month talk- ing about its success of adding women to the school. The female "rats" have had their hair buzzed and the upper- classmen have had no problem with hazing them as they would their male counterparts. Among this fall's incoming cla...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 11, 1997 -3A Labor union will picket at football game Saturday *The local American Federation of ,tate, County and Municipal Sixployees plans to demonstrate out- ,fde Michigan Stadium before the first football game Saturday. -The AFSME Local 1583 and the University have an ongoing contract dispute. The AFSCME plans to hold an "informational picketing" starting at 9 a.m. in front of Michiga...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 12, 1997 - 3 Student hit by car, taken to U' hospital pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the Baits bus stop on North Campus on Tuesday, according to DPS reports. The DPS reports state that the driver, .a 20-year-old female, was attempting to pass a stopped bus in the westbound Jane of Hubbard Road. As the driver went around the bus, a pedestrian stepped out and was hit. The pedestrian had "l...…