January 26, 1995 (vol. 105, iss. 64)

…WEpw i cr iI One hundred four years of editorial freedom Student opens code records to public view *l Despite dismissal of court case, 'U' to conduct closed code hearing tomorrow By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Washtenaw Country District Court Judge Elizabeth Pollard-Hines on Friday dismissed assault and battery charges against American culture doctoral student Melanie Welch. * But that decision will not bring Welch's case to a cl...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 26, 1995 CISNEROS Continued from page 1 by 30 or 40 percent or eliminating it outright. Our budget calls for an in- crease and we believe what you be- lieve. But you're talking to the wrong person. You should try to be convinc- ing the Republicans." Cisneros also said the president would veto any effort to overturn the assault weapons ban. Gloria Robinson, Detroit city plan- ner, said she was pleased...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 26, 1995 - 3 A!rtists are favored by evolution, prof. says By KATIE HUTCHINS Daily Staff Reporter Richard Alexander, a University professor of evolutionary biology, applied Darwin's theory of evolution to humanity's appreciation of the arts in a lecture yesterday afternoon. "Both performers and apprecia- tors of performances are really favor- ing elements which reflect underly- g social changes," he told...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 26, 1995 c be £iigatn ituilg <J APF& r .. A Amt r I I NOTABLE QUOTABLE 1 i I 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters,...…

… Men's basketball vs. St. John's Sunday, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Crisler Arena SPORTS Hockey vs. Western Michigan Friday, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena 414 "- ee4 -- 4 " -_ " 41 -- -" BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK der of season questionable for Ward By RYAN WHITE Daily Basketball Writer An already rough freshman season just got rougher for Michigan basket- ball player Jerod Ward. Ward underwent arthroscopic surgery yesterday to repair a torn Meniscus in his right k...…

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…8- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 26, 1995 Hoosiers not a concern for men tankers By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA Daily Sports Writer It'sonly adressrehearsal, but it's all business to the Wolverines. The top-ranked Michigan men's swimming and diving team is focused on winning its tenth-straight Big Ten title, and a good performance in Saturday's dual-meet at Indiana would put it in a dominant position. The Wolverines don't expect much comp...…

…EIC goodbye For most of you out there, this has been just another snowfilied Michigan week with the same old grind of classes and responsibilities. But for a small group of us at the Michigan Daily, it is the last week we have spent as editors of the newspaper. Tonight, while all of you will be studying, going to the bar or sleeping, the people who have been leading this paper will be putting out our final edi- tion. Forthe last time we will b...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 26, 1995 - 3 MelRose Place 'Grace' redeeming, Oldman cool By FRED RICE Gary Oldman has rounded out his career quite nicely with several inter- esting roles. He has played a roman- tic vampire, an ill-fated Shakespearian More MelRose gor your money Watchin' the State of the Union thing ... One of these days it's going to be "The Crying Game" in the cabi- net, when they discover Janet Ren...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 26, 1995 'Late Night' comedy assistant sketches his story I- By SCOTT PLAGENHOEF In another display infinite wis- dom the good folks at WDIV here in the Detroit market have dropped "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in favor of "Jenny Jones." Fresh, innovative, in- telligent late-night television sacrificed to make room for an ex-"Star Search" champion playing ringleader to a self- righte...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 26, 1995 - 5 Oldman's talent finally gets due recognition By SCOTT PLAGENHOEF Gary Oldman has portrayed a ni- hilistic punk, an infamous assassin, a drug-dealing pimp, and a gothic vam- pire. Not exactly a roster of roles which would necessarily endear the *man to middle America. Yet with two films released this week, the adven- turous, passionate, if at times overly dramatic actor may p...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 26, 1995 Clear and present danger: Hollywood's passive women By ALEXANDRA TWIN Sitting in film class, I'm annoyed. We're watching "Fort Apache," some- thing of a creme de la creme of Westerns. Peter Fonda's a good ol' boy, giving his life for his country. Shirley Temple is his squawking daughter, too intent on seducing a cute soldier to worry much about the war. Whether it's Temple's ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 26, 1995 - 7 4 F IL MS OPENING: THURSDAY THURSDAY T H U R S D A Y BEFORE SUNRISE Sadly, after years of excessive drug use and repeated listenings to "Frampton Comes Alive!" "Slacker" writer-director Richard Linklater was just too dazed and confused to notice what a piece of crap, glorified Lemonheads video of a film this is. With Ethan "Generation X" Hawke. At Briarwood: 1:10, 3:50, 7:...…

…MIDDLE IS, EAST PEACE HIS IT? 0 Peace in.the Middle East has not come quickly, nor will it come easily. The events of the past few days are but an echo of the past and a picture of the future if nothing is done to change the true problems facing this area. Giving up the Gaza Strip was an easy move for Israel. They did not want it. Palestinians today are still dependent on Israel for income. In the West Bank and Gaza, unemployment is much...…