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…Economics affectAs health of hinese girls The survival rate for baby girls in China is now higher than for boys in locations where health care is easily accessed and provided at low cost. "Members of ethnic groups that have a strong or very strong preference for sons, such as the Han or Korean Chinese, will do whatever possible to assure survival of their sons," reported University researchers Barbara iderson, professor of sociology and scient...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 bE rbCuigjun tti~g 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect th...…

…r"- Ad:-L.:.r.. - r%-.I.. TM.......3.... l1.... ..... L..... c 4 rtf1[_" c A SPECIAL REPORT Te Micnigan uaiy - inursay, Decemoer 5, i996- niversities nationwide attempt to curb A rape, sex attacks with various methods ~4m niversities across the counti and sexual assaults in increased campus secui Joyce Wright, director of the University of Michigan's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, said that in comparison to other U.S. ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 = 7A NATION/WORLD Justice Dept. turns down immigration probe request LAWYER'S CLUIs dining services now AAA! Spring Break '97. Cancun, Jamaica, STUDENTS ANYWHERE in the U.S. on hiring for winter term. $6.50/hr. Meal & Bahamas!!! 7/nights w/air from $399. En- Continental $159 or $239. Bring your Con- benefits, catering opportunities. Apply in per- joy Daily Free Drink Parties, No. Cover @ tinent...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 NATION /WORLD Algerians suspected in Paris bomb PARIS (AP) -- Clue by clue, a shadowy network of Algerian militants emerged yesterday as the prime suspect in a deadly Paris subway bombing. A gas canister. Black powder. Nails to cut flesh. All were hallmarks of a wave of bombings last year claimed by Algeria's Arned Islamic Group. All were present at the scene of Tuesday's attack, which kil...…

… NATI ON/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 - 9A ormer generals urge nfue sarming WASHINGTON (AP) -Two retired generals who once oversaw America's nuclear arsenals are now urging disar- mament. "We believe the time for action is now, for the alternative of inaction could well carry a high price," they said. Joining them in an unprecedented peal to U.S. and Russian leaders to orge a global consensus to reduce nuclear arsena...…

…im Uxihe Itdjig=an ~ai 1, Scoreboard NCAA BASKETBALL HOUSTON 79, Tulsa 7 Texas 82, FLORIDA 64 VILLANOVA 75, Providence 64 KANSAS 72, Cincinnati 65 UTAH 60, Southem Utah 40 BOSTON COLLEGE 73. Rutgers 64 Virginia 75, WILLIAM & MARY 64 CLEMSON 82, Furman 55 TEXAS TECH 77, New Mexico 68 Home team in CAPS West Virginia 101, SYRACUSE 79 Thursday December 5, 1996 iDA This time, Tfurco is Ihe savior 6y James Goldstein Daily Sports Writer Last s...…

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…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 Intrasquad competitions kick off'96-'97 gymnastics' seasons. Healthy women tumblers kick off season Men's gymnastics tumbles into action By Sara Rontal For the Daily Put away the Band-Aids and ace bandages; the Michigan women's gymnastics team is finally healthy and ready to start fresh this season. With five consecutive Big Ten championships and four straight trips to the NCAA champions...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5,_1996 - 13k Grapplers head to Vegas By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team will travel to Las Vegas this weeked, but the wrestlers won't have much time to bet at the craps tables. The Las Vegas Classic is the Wolverines' first team tournament of the season, and they will spend most of the trip on the wrestling mats. The tournament includes almost 40 steams from around the...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 TURCO Continued from Page 10A Turco was the difference - no doubt about it. The Wolverines did not have many scoring opportunites in the first period. They couldn't get it going. If it weren't for Turco, Michigan could have been down early. And the result could have been the same as last year's home opener against the Broncos. "Turco played terrific," Western Michigan coach Bill Wilkinson ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 -15SA A DV E RTI SEM EN T I1 VOUiME, 2, HUMBER 1 11 F HNIESIUOFMHFA DECEMBER 1911 DOING IT**. In high school, Seany Handelman played tennis for the love of the game. At the University of Michigan, he's mixed business with pleasure. A senior economics major who spent the* second half of . his junior year at the London School of Economics, Handelman has merged his tennis \ and business skil...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 - A Blue cagers prepare for clash with Watson's Titans By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Editor It's tough to get up-for a game where your opponent considers it a rivalry but you see it as another cupcake-type, early-season game. That's what the Michigan men's bas- ketball team will be facing tonight when Detroit comes to Crisler Arena. And undoubtedly, the Wolverines are thinking ahead to a li...…

…It ir41 Ara "U onWt: Chance of snow, low round 220. omorrow: Chance of snow, ugh around 350. One hundred six years of editorial/freedom Wednesday December 4, 1996 jigglimigpi! i:;!!i!li;;; 10111141g: --------------------------- Presidents at home in office, dlassroom By Katie Wang Daily Staff Reporter When University President-select Lee Bollinger returns to Ann Arbor next semester, he will not only be mov- ing into the Fleming Adminis...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Senate leader vows fund-raising probe Los Angeles Tnes WASHINGTON - Newly elected Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R- Miss.) pledged yesterday to cooperate with Democrats in the upcoming 105th Congress but immediately declared that the Republican-con- trolled body must first investigate allegations of illegal fund-raising by the White House. Appearing at a news conference to trumpet his r...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 - 3 Michigan secretary of state to visit Israel to better trade Alleged rape prompts protest on campus About 100 students at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., . rotested in front of the main adminis- tration building last month, criticizing the university's handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints, The Chronicle of Higher Education report- ed. The protests ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Uhe £Idigrn Dalg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors NOTABLE QUOTABLE 'We feel that it is inappropriate for any University-sponsored publication to be printing homicidal fantasies about graduate assistants.' - GEO Organizer Tamara Joseph...…

…Helmet, play Pal By Ted Watts Daily Arts Writer Ho ho ho. Have you been child? Because this month bringing you a sack full of m vals that have Christmasy na 'Holiday Hootenanny." The these cold- weather fests is tomorrow. The level of credibili- ty for the bands . runs the gamut from high indie- Thu cred bands like w Helmet to the inconceivable ers, Deep Purple. "We're playing with Deep asked a stunned John Stanier, for Helmet, in a telephone ...…

…6- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 SONY VIDEO CAMERA, CCD-TR 580E, PAL System, battery and charger also included, converter for PAL to NTSC. 313/ 439-2990. 199 Toyota Tercel EZ Excellent condition. $1700/best. 480-2378. 1991 ESCORT GT, white, 70,000 miles. Ex- cellent cond. $4500. 810/476-9635. '88 HONDA ACCORD 2 door coupe 5 spd. 93K. Drives great! $3300/best. 769-5468. 95 HYUNDAI ACCENT auto. Low miles. Good cond. $8000/be...…

….. NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996-7 HEART Continued from Page 1 lining - they make a substance that prevents clots along the walls," he said. "We try to mimic this with the device." Victor Poirier, president of ThermoCardiosystems of Woburn, Mass., the company that manufactures the heart, said the Heartmate is unlike any other artificial heart currently available, and that its reduced stroke rate derives from ...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Actors share their souls in Basement Arts Burn This' By Christopher Tkaczyk Daily Arts Writer It has been said that the greatest writ- ing comes from deep within writers, and that what they write from their hearts is what is most true. To get deep inside, writers must go beyond any boundaries set by their personal lives. To share their greatest fears and tri- umphs with their readers, wri...…

… ~~f9=2 £tch- -n Dati Wednesday December 4, 1996 9 Fast start bor Blue grapplers yEvui Braunstoin Dly Sports Writer q Judging by its performance in pre- eason meets, you wouldn't think the Michigan wrestling team was start- ing seven underclassmen. The Wolverines continued to post impressive results in their early sea- son tournaments, as seven wrestlers placed in the top five of their weight class in the Northern Open. The tournament was ...…

…10- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Michigan harriers bow to sun gods Wolverines experience heat exhaustion, poor finishes at NCAA Championship By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer It's too bad the Michigan men's cross country team couldn't finish its season on a high note, on some cool Midwestern course closer to home. Instead, the college careers of seniors Scott MacDonald, Dave Barnett and Jeff Beuche were left in the Tucs...…

…WSaher Toni: Snow accumulation likely, high in mid-30s. Tomorrow: Chance of snow showers, high around 33°. It Iian atit One hundred sx years f editorial freedom Tuesday December 3, 1996 ------ - ------- Panel e. vad.uates campus unity S5rarFm k , , r By AlIe Robhison Daily Staff Reporter At one point in his life, Henry Davis thought his hometown would make him an outsider at the University. "I said, 'I'm from Highland Park - we 't go to ...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 NATION/WORiLD FBI helped Marshall wthCommunists _. *:' Y:..;". Yti . ti~ WASHINGTON (AP) - Civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall was so worried in the 1950s about Communist Party efforts to infiltrate and influence the -NAACP that he turned to the FBI for advice, newly released agency files indicate. "The matter which is worrying him more than any- thing else right at the moment is the Co...…

…i LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 - 3 Advice submission angers GEO members TWO juveniles arrested for vandalism Two male teen-agers were allegedly Freaking into cars on East Madison Street in front of South Quad on Sunday evening. 1PS officers caught the juveniles after a foot chase. Damage to the vehicles included one broken side window, and the owner was notified, DPS reports stated. Witnesses told DPS that the...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 UIle idric w 4 2 $([tgatt trig 420 Maynard Street ...RONNIE GLASSBERG Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editor in Chief Edited and managed by ADRIENNE JANNEY students at the ZACHARY M. RAIMI University of Michigan Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily r...…

…1 *i Chemic By hllip Son Daily Arts Writer With the likes of Juan Atkins and D no music was essentially created in D the foremost disc jockeys in the c dance music scene, Tom Rowlands a otherwise known as The Chemical Br an homage of sorts at Pontiac's Clutch Cargo's. They came along with their trademark dub and jungle beats with a blend of rock 'n' roll, hip-hop and tech- no.: The Chemical Brothers start- ed up some three years ago as The Du...…

…6-- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 88 HONDA ACCORD 2 door coupe 5 spd. 93K. Drives great! $3300/best. 769-5468. 95 HYUNDAI ACCENT auto. Low miles. Good cond. $8000/best. Call 995-4742. MAZDA 323 '89- 4 door, automatic, A/C, cassette, exc. cond., original owner. White. $2850 or best 913-9312 ext. 0. COMPUTER RENAISSANCE BACK TO SCHOOL BLOWOUT Incredible deals on systems, monitors, printers and accessories! 486s as low as $599....…

…NATION/WORLD tNew year may finally see a resolution to balance budget The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 - 7 I r GIVE THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU WELE .*****..E. . .. ......... .Eu.........u...............m. 11 WASHINGTON (AP) - After years ofsummits, stalemates and just plain peglect, 1997 promises the best oppor- uity yet for the White House and gress to finally shake hands on a d44l aimed at Iaincing the The p Jt won...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 INSECTS Continued from Page 5 the snail's leisurely visit to a tiny water- ing hole. Though "Microcosmos" is not an educational film in the standard sense - there is no numbing drone of narra- tion, or boring stream of facts - it acomplishes something even more important. It affords the viewer a glimpse at the commonalities that unify all animals and allows us to experience life at a level ...…

… Wije 1tIutiwn 1&d IA Scoreboard COLLEGE ASKETALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 76, NOTRE DAME 75 TORONTO 100, Houston 89 DUKE 103, Lehigh 51 Dallas 108, ORLANDO 102 NORTH CAROUNA 106, B. Cookman 62 UTAH 107, Charlotte 97 XAVIER 95, Florida A&M 64 GEORGETOWN 55, Seton Hall 51 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE San Francisco 34, ATLANTA 10 Home team in CAPS Tuesday December 3, 1996 9 fgly play ot way to - for Jic/h gan playing "ugly" can s...…

…10 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 g icer Berenzweig to sit out two games By Mark Snyder Dily Sports Writer The Michigan hockey team will be short one defenseman tomorrow night. Sophpmore Bubba Berenzweig will be sidelined for the next two games due to academic con- terns. Michigan coach Red Berenson said that time away f tt w from the team would benefit the blueliner. "I don't think he will be able to play until the (Great ...…

…C~CA 1W* Weather Tonight: Mostly cloudy, light snow, low around 260. omorrow: Occ aisional light snow, high around 35*. One hundred sAi years ofeditona lfreedom Monday December 2, 1996 .. 0* ? "k J' '.k2 v. k 5 Y R .5. 52t Y {', . .. ::: , , a, .., ,." 2 >r", M ". , .. n.... '+ rx -;krr^ i . nc.3{s.'. :r' ti - ,.' ' t .'a5 J Y x ' a ? i .~o L !F "^^x+ s- , .,,. , ., d {" .., , { ., . , , r.iS, .4. ,*..., . d . nkiC, : 5, .; +r F s.. ..fu ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 NATION/WORLD BOLLINGER Continued from Page i Bollinger will move into the president's residence on South University Avenue. The final plans for Bollinger's inau- guration are also undetermined. "We're deciding between late in the winter term or in the fall," Harrison said. At the very least, the inaugural season will consist of a formal ceremony, probably in Hill Auditorium, and an open cele...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 - 3 professors ® , elected to join Institute Two University professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. Kenneth Warner. professor of health management and policy in the School 'of Public Health and Nursing Prof. Nancy Reame are among 55 new mem- bers to the Institute. Both professors are involved in research. Warner was senior editor of the 25t...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 UWbe £iignT 1§ilg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan >, :. , r. y: , ; RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'Someone is boring me, I think it is me.' - Oscar Wilde Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily...…

….Serbian police crack down on protesters NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 - 5 Los Angeles Times BELGRADE, Yug6slavia - In a bid to inthni- date the huge crowds marching daily against Sertian *esident Slobodan Milosevic, police arrested a group of demonstrators yesterday and state telMi- sion likened opposition leaders to Adolf Hitler. Issuing an unusually harsh condemnation of a protest movement it has virtually ig...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 L = m . a s **********PARKING!********** On campus parking! Special rates! 665-8825 6 RM. HSE. (2 studies) 2 baths, carpet & hardwood floors, washer/dryer, prkg., storage in basement, May lease, $2150/mo. 1117 Forest. Pete 213-2118. 6.7 BEDROOM cathedral ceilings, skylights, AC, furnished. Must see! 741- 9300. 800 FULLER APIS. 1 and 2 bdrm. furnished or unfurnished apts. avail. May 1 '97. ...…

… ' tion rre ,gures eemed warped' H5\ TFORD, Conn. (AP) uxorn Xena can be stripped down to er voluptuours plastic skin, while the iolejt Freak, with his tattered lotlis and bagful of weapons, may nc~lrage kids to fear homeless peo- ile. C stmas toys have taken a decid- dly -nsavory bent, says the Rev. topher Rose, compiling his n annual list of warped play- hin. Inwhis latest list, published Saturday n T&e Hartford Courant, he criticizes roti a...…

… Guild House Writers Series Join Detroiter Aria as she reads in her sobering style. Also join Monica ope as she reads from her work at 8:30 p.m. at Guild House, 802 Monroe. Come in from the cold and enjoy the evening of readings. Best of all, it's all free. For more information, call Guild House at 913- 4574. Monday December 2,1996 &' Pumpkins strike again with box set By Brian A. Gnatt Daily Arts Editor Just when mastering The Smashing P...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 - 9 tU2's 'Discotheque' takes the Irish band in a new direction Los Angeles Times 1 DUBLIN, Ireland - For most of its :clebrated career, U2 has preached the ospel of rock 'n' roll tradition, toasting every turn such personal heroes as Avis Presley, the Beatles and Bob bylan. -So, why is Adam Clayton, the group's )ssist, talking about such '90s techno- .nce favorites as the Prodigy, Massive Attack...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 'Tis the season. for position to gain end-of-the-year honors, bucks 0 0 Holiday maji By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Writer Cue the theme from "Chariots of Fire"-- the long and winding race for that gilded golden gentle- men called Oscar has offi- cially begun this holiday sea- son. With 1996 less than a month from being history, every film released this yearf that has any chance of Oscar conside...…

… Mg --I r £tvul -1111049 Uue sweeps By Ames Goldstein an ark Snyder Dailports Writers SITROIT - The goal was nothing less than a swdi. SWchigan hockey coach Red Berenson stated it. The Mirigan hockey team stated it. Going into this week- ollege Hockey Showcase at the Joe Louis Arena, stiment around the team was the same. wins, nothing less. 1uichigan met that goal by squeaking past Minnesota, 4-3 in overtime, on Friday afternoon and manhandli...…

…12- The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 Minnesota 1 0 2 0-3 Michigan 2 0 1 1-4 First period - 1. MN, Rasmussen 9 (Anderson), 0:23; 1. UM, Morrison 6 (Muckalt, Herr), 5:12; 2. UM Botterill 8 (Luhning, Fox), 18:53 (pp). Penalties - Clymer, MN(tripping), 9:29; Rominski, UM (holding), 13:35; Woog, MN (inter- ference), 16:54; Lyons, MN (holding), 18:48; Herr, UM (roughing), 18:48; Berg, MN (rough- ing), 19:02; Fox, UM (roughing), 19:02. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 -13 omen :cagers scare No. 1 Stanford Richard Shin Daily Sports Writer The unranked and unheralded Itchigan women's basketball team ame within seconds of pulling off an upset of epic proportions last night in Hawaii, losing, 77-74, to top-ranked Stanford in the finals of the Hawaiian Air Wahine Classic. The game, which ended just before press time, pitted the Wolverines inst the heavily favored C...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, D December 2, 1996 LEROI Continued from Page ii were going to, but they wouldn't let that happen." Fisher even had to use 6-foot-9 for- ward Maceo Baston to help out up front. Fisher had hoped to rest Baston, out with a strained Achilles tendon since early November, at-least until tonight's game against Bradley or Thursday's matchup with Detroit. It turned out Baston's help was vital. He had nine points and...…

…wb *arz tonIght Chance of snow; low around 120. Tomomm Snow showers likely, high around 30*. One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Wednesday November 27, 1996 All40*~ Students flock to Metro to catch flights BOUND Clinton ends t 0 p, pledges commitment By Kaee Plona Daily Staff Reporter Whatever mode of transportation they use during the Thanksgiving holiday, for many University students the destination is the same - home sweet...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 27, 1996 NATION/WORLD Ex-guerrillas deny CIA drug connection The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Former Nicaraguan contra leader Eden Pastora told the Senate intelligence committee yesterday that he accepted money and gifts from a friendly countryman with- Wit knowing the man was a cocaine dealer in the United States. But Pastora and the onetime leader of the main anti-Sandinista contra group, Adol...…