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…The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, February 4, 1992 - Page7 Construction levels shrink 9.3 percent South Quad fire forces WASHINGTON (AP) - Con- struction spending on homes, office buildings and other projects shrank 9.3 percent in 1991, the sharpest contraction since World War II, the government said yesterday. The severe cutback was concen- trated in the first half of the year and spending actually picked up ill the past six months, though it w...…

…Page 8-The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, February 4, 1992 Wenders' Wims of desire create a self- servin Notebook P i_ 4 rC y 8 l Notebook on Cities and Clothes dir. Wim Wenders by Jen Bilik Notebook on Cities andi Clothes is what Wim Wenders calls his recent film - sounds pretty haphazard, doesn't it? But, a notebook is just what it is - a tenderly compiled collection of interview and work footage with Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. If a lens...…

…Men's basketball vs. Northwestern Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Ice Hockey vs. Bowling Green Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Tuesday, February 4, 1992 Page 9 W. I Hall receives one-game suspension for scuffle Netters coast to 8-1 by Ryan Herrington Daily Basketball Writer It did not take long for the Michigan Swomen's basketball teum to lose the services of Michelle Hall. Hall, who made her return to t...…

…Page 10-The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, February 4, 1992 - --- T-H - E SPORTING VIEWS by Ken Sugiura Daily Sports Writer PONTIAC - On an otherwise dreary Groundhog's Day, the Detroit-area virtually secured itself host status for ganes in the 1994 World Cup. Michigan World Cup '94, the hid committee, cleared its final obstacle by turning out 35,248 spectators at the Silverdome to watch the U.S. men's soccer team defeat the Commonweal th of In...…

…It's time for Jeff Muir and Academic Affairs Commission to get on the ball. 24-hour libraries would be nice, but what about undergraduate education? Oedipus would have been proud of this murder. Director Pedro Almodovar never wobbles in these High Heels. See the review of his latest movie. SP!R moda The Wolverine hockey team put it to Lake Superior State University this weekend with a 4-3; 1-0 sweep. Now who's number one; Lakers? Today Mix ...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Monday, February 3, 1992 Superpower leaders meet at Camp David WASHINGTON (AP) - They call each other George and Boris, and tle personal warmth of their Camp David meeting gave the world rea- spn to hope it's moving out of the fearsome shadow of superpower confrontation. For a generation, the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union rendered the United Nations impotent and spawned proxy wars across...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 3,1992 - Page 3 Symposium programs examine democracy ,. 4 Hayden says nature has rights too by Christopher Scherer Democracy and civil rights must be ex- tended to the environment, said University alumnus and former Students for a Demo- cratic Society leader Tom Hayden Friday dur- ing the closing address of the 1992 Neil Staebler Symposium. "Democracy limited to humans is just an- other way to destroy...…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Monday, February 3, 1992 F-AIIIr its(Chief" MA'Ifi W ID. RENNIEI 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 764 - 0552 Opinion Editors YAEL CfITRO GEOFFREY EARLE AMITAVA MAZUMDAR Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Dail...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Monday, February 3,1992 Page 5 Almodovar runs r wild with Heels Spanish director fashions hilariously murderous women High Heels dir. Pedro Almodovar by Chris Lepley W ith his newest film, Pedro Almodovar, acclaimed director of Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, has subverted what he has called "the melodramatic gen- te's usual sentimental complacen- cy." And he's done it with wit, charm and, above all, style. ...…

…Page 6-The Michigan Daily- Monday, February 3,1992 ClASSIFIED ADS 764, -0557 LOST & FOUND FOUND: a pair of gloves on Wdnsdy Call Ken at 663-5051. FOUND: KEYS con S. University o 1/29. 764-1075. FOR SALE 1988 OLDS CALAIS moed. red, autoiati, V-6, AM/FM cassete, power locks and windows. $3300. Call Amanda at 741-1897. COMPUTER TABLE & dorm size rerig. Best offer. 996-324. DIAMOND RING- .38 ct., color , Clarity VVS 1, Cut Round Brilliant. Au...…

…The Michigan Daily- Monday, February 3, 1992 - Page 7 134 Turks die In avalanches ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Blizzards and snow- blocked roads hampered searches yesterday for scores of people feared buried under snowslides in the rugged southeast Kurdish region. Gov. Necati Cetinkaya, the state-appointed chief administrator for the region, said at least 134 people had died, many of them soldiers. Rescuers, airlifted by U.S. military helicopters, ...…

…Page 8-The Michigan Daily- Monday, February 3, 1992 Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy Harry Shapiro and Caesar Glebbeek St. Martin's Press At 723 pages, Jimi Hendrix Electric Gypsy is the encyclopedic version of a Jimi Hendrix biography. The winding text itself is only 507 pages long, but it is the extensive appendices which complete, and, at points, repeat the text. Surprisingly, Electric Gypsy does not get bogged down in its attempt to fully doc...…

…Sports Monday Trivia Who holds the Michigan men's basketball record for points in a rookie season? (For the answer, turn to page 2) Inside Sports 'M' Sports Calendar AP Top 25 Athlete of the Week Q&A Sheran My Thoughts Gymnastics Preview Ice Hockey Men's Basketball Wrestling Women's Basketball Monday 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 rA!y 4'- U:r The Michiga in liv - Soorts Mondav...*'- I February 3, 1992 ,y.. W, y .,N.. *Lakers' Mikes never rest on...…

…0 Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday- February 3, 1992 Michigan Sports Calendar (Here's a look at what is ahead this week in the Michigan sports world.) Monday, February 3 No Events Scheduled Tuesday, February 4 No Events Scheduled Wednesday, February 5 Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m., Crisler Arena Thursday, February 6 Men's Swimming & Diving at Big Ten Championships, Minneapolis Men's Tennis at Rolex National Indoor Champio...…

…The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - February 3,1992 - Page 3 Harwell Long-time Tiger broadcaster discusses the game and his career at the mike Jeff Sheran Ernie Harwell has been synony- mous with baseball since he began his career in 1934 at age 16 as the Atlanta correspondent for The Sporting News. Since then, Harwell has announced for the Atlanta Crackers, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and the Baltimore Orioles but he is most famous...…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - February 3, 1992 1-92 GYMNTCSPREVEW Injuries decimate women Name Diane Armento Debbbie Berman Kelly Carfora Tami Crocker Debbie Geiger Julie Hofmeister Tiffany Kinaia Li Li Leung May May Leung Laura Lundbeck Stacy Shingle Nicole Simpson Wendy Wilkinson Ali Winski Beth Wymer Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Student Assistant: Yr. Hometown Sr Franklin Hills, N.J. Fr Los Angeles, Calif. Fr Farmington H...…

…The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - February 3, 1992 - Page 5 HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Fan support makes d1ference in sweep by Andy Do Korte Daily Hockey Writer What is 15,240?. The number of penalty minutes referee Steve Piotrowski has assigned this year? No. The number of saves by Steve Shields at Michigan? Not quite. While Piotrowski handed out 38 penalties for 103 minutes, and Shields has made 1163 career saves, 15,240 is the total attendance in...…

…Page 6-The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday - February 3, 1992 * FU LL CO U RT. PRESS Fisher needs veteran help for Big Ten run by Matthew Dodge Daily Basketball Writer Steve Fisher made a monumental wager in October. He chose to lay all his chips down on the developing rookie class. As the fortunes of the frosh went, so would go the Wolverines. The risky move threatened to break Michigan's bank yesterday. Throughout the first half of the Wolver...…

…Oklahoma State eremains undefeated' The Associated Press Eddie Sutton is beginning to sound like a broken record. Every week or so, the Oklahoma State coach says he's just witnessed the best game played this season by his team. He offered that assessment again yesterday, when the Cowboys blasted No. 8 Missouri 84-61 to im- prove the Big Eight Conference's best-ever start to 20-0. "Our defense was as good this afternoon as we've played all year...…

…01 Page 8 -The Michigan Daily -Sports Monday- February 3, 1992 *FULL COURT. P-PRESS Ha ll'sreturn bulks up women cagers by Ryan Herrington Daily Basketball Writer COLUMBUS - Some things change and some simply stay the same. This was evident in Michigan's 73-56 defeat to Ohio State Friday at St. John Arena. While the addition of Michelle Hall, returning after a 13-game absence due to a broken bone in her right foot, did give the Wolverines a ...…

…WjfJE AT E TODAY Chance of flurries; High: 28, Low: 22. TOMORROW* Becoming partly sunny; High: 31, Low: 23. kiaulai D Think it's tough here? Take a look at the real world. See FridayFOCUS Page 5. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 68 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, January 31, 1992 Copyigh 19 .'U' students 'Buy American' when convenient by Erica Sao Since President George Bush's trade trip to Japan, "Buy American...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Friday, January31, 1992 Disney's 'imperialism' I annoys the. PARIS (AP) - The Seven Dwarfs sang as they strode to work, cheerful toilers one and all. But as Walt Disney's heirs scramble to fin- ish Europe's biggest theme park, they only wish they had it so good. .Ten weeks before it opens east of Paris, Euro Disneyland is coming under increasing fire from French- men miffed at what they view as American imperial...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 31, 1992 - Page 3 Forum calls for indigenous rule i Panelists: Improve equality in schools:; by Crystal Gilmore Native Americans challenged democracy in North America in a symposium sponsored by the University's Institute of Public Policy Studies yesterday. The panel focussed on Native American institutions and how U.S. and Canadian policies both help and harm their democratic structures. David Lester, ...…

…Page 4 -The Michigan Daily- Friday, January 31, 1992 ib i~~z &I 420 Maynard Street Ann4Arbor, Michigan 48109 x - ANDREW K.GOTTESMAN Editor in Chief Edited and Managed STEPHEN HENDERSON by Students at the PiNionEdtSo University of Michigan Opinion Editor Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. 'I. - - -; -...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 31, 1992 -- Page 5' _ _a t e dfrdostV When you decide you can't be a fireman "What do you you grow up?" By this point in our lives, each of us has an- swered that ques- tion countless times. But while the question has transcended the years, the an- swers aren't as easy as they used to be. want to be when Matthew Rennie k.- But more important, people are, being forced to answer the question~ earlier an...…

…0 Page 6-The Michigan Daily- Friday, January31, 1992 C LASSIFIED ADS 764 -0557 LOST & FOUND FOUND: a pair of gloves on Wednesday. Cal Ken at 663-5051. FOR SALE 1988 OLDS CALAIS ted. red, automatic, V-6 ,AM/FM cassette, power locks and windows. $3300. Call Amanda at 741-1897. COMPUTER:IBM COMPATIBLE (XT, Monochrome Monitor, Two FD, 40M lHD), IBM Color Monitor, Printer, Modem, Sft re.; All connected. $850 or B/O.(313) 677-0971. DIAMOND ENG...…

…The Michigan Daily- Friday, January 31, 1992 -Page,. CLASSIFIED ADS Intelligence linked to mother's milk, says British study .4 LOVING, CATHOLIC COUPLE with adopted 3 yr. old son seeking to adopt infant. We want to give your child lots of love, mar- velous future, active and happy family life, and financial security. Please call collect 1- 616-2411 (reference #9). PREGNANT? Consider adoption? We are a loving couple seeking to adopt. Call J...…

…0 ARTS Page 8;a The Michigan Daily Friday, January 31, 1992 Road warriors Swervedriver mires U2, Mad Max by Annette Petruso ill guitar-based noise rule for a while, or will techno really come into its own'? This is the ultimate question. Will guitars be the van- guards of the next big thing or some kind of machine? ."It hasn't come into full effect yet, this new sort of guitar revolu- tio," says Jimmy Hartridge, gui- tartst for Britain...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January31, 1992 - Page 9 Kelsey digs up Dixieland's dandiest band by Amy Meng W hat images come to mind with the mention of Dixieland music? Musicians dressed in suits the color of the American flag, complete with bow tie and boater, having a rollicking old time and playing tunes that are reminiscent of '40s and '50s jazz? Dixieland music is like old time rag, a frenzy of authentic jazz music known also as New Orl...…

…Ice Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Tonight and Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Ohio State Sunday, 1 p.m. Crisler Arena _ w The Michigan Daily Friday, January 31, 1992 Page 1Q' Women cagers head for osU, IU by Ryan Herrington Daily Basketball Writer While the Big Ten season is only six games old for the Michigan women's basketball team, the Wolverines have reached what are aruably their most important gam...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 31, 1992 - Page 11 Women tankers face improved EMU, IU by Rich Mitvalsky problem which plagued Ohio State, Daily Sports Writer Michigan's most recent victim. Michigan women's swimming "Eastern doesn't have a lot of oach Jim Richardson doesn't be- depth. Their top swimmers are fast, 7eve last season's results are indica- but they don't have too much under- tive of what the Wolverines should neath," Richar...…

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…W:AT H E4i TODAY Increasing clouds; High: 42, Low: 30. TOMORROW Cloudy, chance of rain; High: 39, Low: 29. ailt! Sugar and spice and everything nice. See WEEKEND etc. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No.67 Ann Arbor, Michigan- Thursday, January 30, 1992TchyrGail Frat rush flyer not approved by house by Gwen Shaffer Daily Staff Reporter A rush poster depicting a scantily-clad woman leaning on a beer keg was distribu...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, January 30, 1992 DEA Continued from page 1 during a conference. "He said that East Quadrangle was targeted for surveillance," said the student. "He also told me that they can come in and bust student dorm rooms." The student added, "This could just be a tactic that he uses to scare people." Patnaik has refused to comment, but an East Quad staff member said that Patnaik authorized a memo to be distributed t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 30, 1992 - Page 3 Buchanan, Brown supporters meet MSA to seek 24-hr. library W.by Andrew Levy and Ren6e Huckle Daily Staff Reporters Though two nationally-recog- nized candidates kicked off their campus campaigns last night, only -one showed promise for real sup- port. Campus groups supporting Re- publican candidate Pat Buchanan and insurgent Democrat Jerry Brown both held their inaugural meetings, bu...…

…*1 Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, January 30, 1992 al4le ticl Ygttn ailt, 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan ANDREW K. GOTTESMAN Editor in Chief STEPHEN HENDERSON Opinion Editor Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. y ""?ti...…

…Women's swimming and diving vs. Eastern Michigan Friday, 7 p.m. Canham Natatorium SPORTS Ice Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 30, 1992 Page 5 Wolverines slam Spartans, 89-79 by Matthew Dodge Daily Basketball Writer EAST LANSING - On a bas- ketball floor, silence can be deafen- ing. Chris Webber loves to hear those sounds of silence. When he thinks of all the...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 30, 1992 - Page 7 Economy slows to a virtual standstill WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy virtually stood still in the fourth quarter, a government report showed yesterday. Public and private economists agreed any meaningful recovery is months away. The Commerce Department said yesterday the mi- nuscule growth - at an annual rate of 0.3 percent - in the gross domestic product (GDP) was due mainly to a spurt ...…

…Page 8 -The Michigan Daily- Thursday, January 30, 1992 Spikers by Dan Linna Daily Sports Writer Only the strong can expect to survive Saturday when 30 teams; clash in the Wolverine Collegiate Classic at the CCRB. The Michigan men's volleyball team (4-1) will have two entries when pool play begins at 9 a.m. in six pools. Michigan coach Tom Johengen split the team into two squads of eight players each for the tourna- ment. One squad (Michigan B...…

…0 The Michigan Daily -Weekend etc. January 30, 1992 Page 1 The insatiable industry eats Prince's monarchy whole While the fallen Prince was set- tling into the best years of his musi- cal career from'85 to'88, his female protegees were rendering equally great, and often superior, musical works. These records can be used as a view into the strange world that Prince envisioned with his contem- poraries. However spotty it may be, this both deca...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily -Weekend etc. -January 30, 1992 Jonathan Chait Blood In my face Recently, I've developed sensitive skin. If you were to make insulting remarks about my skin - for instance, "Hey, that's some pretty ugly skin you got there!" - it would get upset. It might even start to cry. It hasn't always been like that. As an adolescent, I had oily skin. If you had placed a lit match up against my cheek, my face would have exploded...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. -January 30, 1992- Page 3 D.C. interns gain experience ...for a price by Lisa Bean Apprentices, indentured servants, over-privileged posers, serfs, ambi- tious assistants, absolutely insane: 0 regardless of what you call them, summer interns are more common than sex scandals in Washington, D.C. Every January more than 100 University students mail out re- sumes with the hope of joining the mass of interns w...…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily-Weekend etc. -January 30, 1992 Is World really that different? I think NOT! by Stephen Henderson The name of the show is A Different World, but it really isn't so different from where we come from. That's what comes to mind whenever I hear the funky theme song for thsuccessful Cosby Show spin-off, which airs Thursday nights at 8:30 on NBC. Even though the show is set at a historically Black college in the South - see...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - January 30, 1992- Page 5 Oobleck isn't too far Gone to stop in A2 by Maureen Janson * Looking for some diseased, sadis- tic, gluttonous, two-dimensional, subatomic, dysfunctional, wormlike alternative theater? Go to the origi- nal play Gone, written by Mickle Maher - formerly of Ann Arbor's Street Light Theater which is now Theatre Oobleck of Chicago - when they return to their roots at the Performance Net...…

…Page 6- The Michigan Daily-Weekend etc.-January 30, 1992 The egtv (clockwise from upper left) Lyle Lovett, the show's headliner, closed the show with smooth style (despite the goofy look on his face). Ignoring a broken string, Odetta continued her performance in full force. The Four Bitchin' Babes, made up of Christine Lavin, Sally Fingerett, Megon McDonough, and Julie Gold, stepped into the spotlight to intro- duce the next act. T he staff ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Weekend etc.-January36, 1992-Page 7 FILMS OPENING FRIDAY: T H U R S D A Y T H U R S D A Y Sirumu THmoUGH Melanie Griffith is a big-chested secretary-turned-spy in this gripping World War II drama from the director of Punchline. With Michael Douglas, Darkman's Liam Neeson, and Prospero himself, Sir John Gielgud. At Showcase: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 10, 12:25; at Briarwood: 10, 1, 4, 7, 9:45, 12:05. Douglas and Griffith s...…

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…ANN ARBORWASTE WATCHER Current Events k. Residents may recycle phone books at all seven area Kroger stores and at the Recycling Drop-Off Sta- tion on 2050 South Industrial during a three-week collection period this fall. The phone books will be made into insulation and " hydroseed mulch," a mixture of grass seed, shredded paper, fertilizer and water that is sprayed over soil to produce lawns. Kroger stores will also col- lect and recycle the...…