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…Students Get the Last Laugh M AYBE YOU REMEMBER competing in the school talent show. Maybe you recall singing "Yesterday" in a voice- cracking pubescent howl. Maybe you think you were pretty good. Well.... Youth and exuberance fade, but the talent show will always be around. And the mother of them all was recently initiated by MasterCard and the National Association of Campus Activities. Featuring 10 finalists drawn from 81 schools and more t...…

…'I MAY THE CASH H IT YOU E VER FEEL SORRY FOr GI Joe? Yeah, GI Joe was there all right: being hurled off buildings, drowned and tested for flam- mability. If we'd known in the early '80s that the action figure would be worth up to $300 today, would we have gone easier on old Joe? Proba- bly not. But now we can rummage through the toys we didn't torch for some quick cash. Jim Bernard, a junior at the U. of Texas, Austin, preserved his childho...…

…Al RACADAD HA T'S A MAGICAL LAND, BUT IT SURE ISN'T Oz. It's Dominia - and ruby slippers and good witches offer no solace when play- ing Magic: The Gathering. Invented by Richard Garfield, a former mathematics professor at Whitman Col- lege in Washington, Magic is a role-play- ing fantasy game a la Dungeons and Drag- ons that uses poker-deck-sized playing cards to cast spells, summon creatures and conquer lands. "Magic combines the natural fu...…

…TRANSFERITIS: A NEW U.? F AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, transfer, transfer again. At least that's what some students say after unsuccessful attempts to choose the perfect college. Glossy brochures and admissions coun- selors don't always paint a realistic picture - some students find that the college they picked doesn't add up to their ideal institute. Suzanne Cobban, a senior at Ramapo College in New Jersey, has made transferring an art form -...…

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…DON'T MYTH DHT IDDKSTDRE BACKLASH T'S AS CERTAIN AS DEATH AND TAXES - SHELLING OUT BIG BUCKS FOR textbooks. Traditionally, students have cut their losses in part by reselling their books at the end of the semester. Bookstores, wholesalers and used-book clearinghouses are the most frequent buyers, but they rarely pay even 50 percent of the retail price. "It's at the buyback where they screw you," says U. of Alabama senior Stacy Cohen. "When th...…

…Pmo ass duCOtiOl BY KAREN BRADDOM istants PHOTO BY BARRY SCHWARTZ, OREGON STATE U. 3ofer it VER DREAM OF WORKING SIDE BY side with Martin Scorsese? Can you imagine Quentin Tarantino asking your advice on whether to leave in the ear-slicing scene? Would you be willing to risk an ulcer to give stardom a chance? If you're one of the risk-takers, chances are you're heading toward your first position: production assistant - a.k.a. the glorified, u...…

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…WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU IN MORE WAYS THAN ANY OTHER CARD. No other credit card protects college students in as many ways as the Citibank card.That's why, hands down, it's the most popular credit card among college students. With your Citibank card, you can: PAY NO ANNUAL FEE. You might just need that money for school-emblazoned hats and sweatshirts. RE LAX WITH A LOW INTEREST RATE. Since you're a college student, you'll get a special 14.9% ...…

…College: The Choice Of A New, Older Generation In the evenings, they hand cayon and pa per to Liv, and the rest of the family sits down together to do homework. BY SHARON LAROWE PHOTO BY BRENT A. SMITH, UTAH STATE U. '94-'95 U. PHOTO CONTEST WINNER XPECTING TO SEE A LOT OF FRESH young faces in your classes this year? Well, we've got news for you - the face of America's col- lege student is changing. It's growing older, with more wrinkles and ...…

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…or BY ROSS ALLEN ILL USRATIONS BY JOSH WILKES, MURRAY STATE U., KY. ANE STUDENT, COME ON D O W N ! ! ! ! " Jane - wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a college crest or Greek letters - jumps up and runs down to the stage, her heart pumping with excitement. Cash and fabulous prizes await. The only question is whether she'll win the car she can't park on campus, the money to pay last semester's tuition or the bedroom set that won't fit in her ...…

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…0 Talmo- IFAPM- K7 .C el'o*l 4 <1 I r _ f s F. e F: n r 1 1116/ BY BONNIE DATT PHOTO BY BARBARA WITz, CALIFORNIA STATE U., LONG BEACH ILLUSTRATIONS BY MATT LAFLEUR, SYRACUSE U. REMEMBER IT WELL. SHE WORE FLANNEL - ripped. Her nose ring glistened like a morning dewdrop. She danced with 1 ease, never once spilling her beer. Damn. Of all the dollar-pitcher joints in all the college towns in the world - she had to walk into mine. Ah, college ro-...…

…"Dating is more like a drunken hook-up than a nice dinner and a movie." JEANNE FUGATE, SENIOR, U. OF NORTH CAROLINA. didn't have this type of access. At UNC, more than half of the students are women, which Fugate says translates to smorgasbrdin the eyes of some men. "Men don't feel pressure to treat women nicely," she says. "They can be more predatory." But women shop at the meat market, too. Wil- ley says Marshall women are taking on the old...…

…/1 strategies to date," she says. Hence the entire surro- gate courtship industry of personal ads, dating ser- vices and cyberdating. This is part of the future of dating, say Rodney M. Cate and Sally A. Lloyd, authors of the book Courtship. "The initial events of courtship may be changing from informal introductions by one's friends to for- mal services that may maximize the chances of com- patibility," they say. Cate and Lloyd make several ...…

…EAPS OF FAItHA Students explore alternative religions BY PAMELA HARRELL PHOTO AT RIGHT BY PAUL KaSz, U. OF KANSAS PHoTo AT OTTOM BY GARY ROTUNDA, THE WAY INTERNATIONAL ORRY NIETZSCHE - TODAY, THE PHRASE "GOD IS DEAD" holds as much water as a stale Communion wafer. From the Bible Belt to the D.C. Beltway, Net-heads discuss the meaning of Baha'i while television viewers bear witness to CNN updates from assorted holy wars. Some students would li...…

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…I Classic college films keep reeling from the mainstream BY SEAN NELSON U. 01 WAsIINGTON HE ZANINESS OF Rocky Horror, the lunacy of Mondo Cane and the dark humor of Harold & Maude - that's what cult movies are made of. We quote them at parties and revel in their wit, but what makes a low-budget flick a cult classic? In countless articles not unlike the one you're about to read, college journalists have tried to define what makes a movie a cul...…

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…New York's lyrical assassins bring the noise BY MATTHEW J.X. MALADY SYRACUSE C. WU-TANG CLAN PHOTO COURTESY o RCA RECORDS CRAIG MACK PHOTO COURTESY OF ARISTA RECORDs O DISRESPECT TO the West, true indeed// I rock it to the East/ The East is the seed." - Lauren Hill of the Fugees, from "Nappy Heads" remix. Don't look now, but the seed may be sproutin' again. We all know it's been a West Coast, Doggy Dogg world for the past couple of years. MTV ...…

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…Pocket Band Extra Fancy Los Angeles' Extra Fancy may be the nation's most famous unsigned band. Countless aggressive live shows and a deafening street buzz have earned the band extensive media cov- erage -typicallythe sort of hype reserved for a major-label debut. "Everything issort of happening the opposite way from how it normally does," says bassistDA. Foster; The band -which also includes vocalist Brian Grillo, gui- tarist Michael Hateley ...…

…OW DO YOU TOP A SEXY SQUAW (step aside, Jessica Rabbit) and a benippled bat (holy codpiece) for the fall lineup? You don't even try. You just roll out the latest round of action, romance, come- dy, mystery and Brad Pitt movies. And thank God that Kato Kaelin isn't in any of them. Canadian Bacon Gramercy Roger ' Me's Michael Moore lays off GM and goes after the, White House with his scenario of what would happen if we declared war on Canada. A...…

…mn i r .. Meet The Press Composed of the cremte de la ceme of recently graduated college journalists, U. latgit- zote'e mighty yet setnsitiv ecditridl staff omemhers frequently put intw to arid a /st/ tr thrc hours it dartinthelsir mission to chtrooicle all thiogs collegiate. Asitle froom their hreatltraking koowledge of grammar roles, the U. editcors can phy sically coomhioneitt fotrm a 40-fottrrttall. cimet-fighting supcr-robiot. BOSTON NA...…

…U. PHOTO CONTEST WIN FOUR $1,000 GRAND PRIZES Here's your Lb see to wan big ma ry U is offering four $1,000 cash grand prizes for the best photo entries submitted in four categories: Campus Life/Traditions, All Around Sports (mud to varsity), Road Trippin', and Funniest Sights. PLUS, for each entry published in U during the year, we'll pay you $25. Last year's contest had more than 100 winners - and $10,000 in cash prizes. Photos can be of any...…

…p. i E BY GLENN MCDONALD ILLUSTRATION BY J. THURSTON AUBURN U. Double Take Burn, Baby, Burn Fed up with years of self- indulgent generational irony, national fraternity Gamma Zeta Chi recently announced ban on kitschy '70s reference in all fraternity-owned house "We're particularly strict about referencing a certain 1970s family that is 'much more than a hunch,' if you know what I'm talking about said president Kip Kaplan at press conference....…

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…(1) Florida St. 77, North Carolina St. 17 (2) Nebraska 77, Arizona St. 28 (3) Texas A&M 52, Tulsa 9 (4) Florida 62, (8) Tennessee 37 LSU 12, (5) Auburn 6 (6) Southern Cal 45, Houston 10 (7) Penn St. 66, Temple 14 (9) Colorado 66, Northeast Louisiana 14 (10) Ohio St. 30, (18) Washington 20 (11) Michigan 23, Boston College 13 be £ttidaigu &i g (20) Oregon 3, p u2 A )C a Arkansas 20, (13) Alabama 19 (14) Oklahoma 24, SMU 10 (15) Texas 38, Pitts...…

…-- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 r 'M' loses track of the course but not the race Michigan women's team wins at Boston College despite difficulty following trail By Ryan White Daily Sports Editor BOSTON - For the Michigan women's cross country team, Saturday's dual meet against Boston College was just another run in the park with one small exception - the Wolverines kept getting lost. No. 4 Michigan not onl...…

…, q iv. The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 - 38 SWhite on Target The Boston Garden closes and so does a chapter on tradition BOSTON - Nine inches. It doesn't seem like much, does it? If you're in Boston, however, it is the difference between a storied sports past and a corporate future. It is the space between the historic Boston Garden and a brand-new arena which Fleet Bank paid $36 million to put its name on -...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 g a m e s.t . v R . Yfi' ,. U /5; Ar .ll .' alt , 4<4 . . Offense stalls, then gets in gear Defense keeps Blue in game as Wolverine attack starts slowly GAME STATISTICS By Antoine Pitts Daily Sports Editor PASSING Player Dreisbach B'batuka R'ersma Totals RUSHING 4 Player Att B'batuk a 32 Floyd 4 Davis 10 Dreisbach 4 Hankins 1 Griese 2 i CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Mic...…

…I The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 - 5B far Ryan Wh )aily Sports Edi CHESTN eisbach di ervous bef gainst Bost Dreisbach' erback Mar "ore out of The tale o "Iwasner id. "I was aking the That migh At one point had badly m But as he debut, he br big play. Dreisbach middle of th .ump-started propelled it Dreisbach and 177 yar Aside fro game going, to the game Dreisbach- offensive lin "I just wa down and st okay,"offe...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 b... v -L Sanders fumbles for first time in three years as Lions drop to 0-3 Associated Press Barry Sanders' first fumble in three seasons set up Arizona's final scoring drive and the Cardinals overcame a 17- 6 deficit anddefeated the Detroit Lions, 20-17, Sunday. Dave Krieg passed to Anthony Edwards with 2:31 remaining for the go-ahead score. The second fumble by Sanders,...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 - 78 SCOREBOARD NATIONAL CoLLEGE FooTAu STANDINGS Atlantic Coast Conference Pacific-10 Conference Division I-A Indenendents Florida State Virginia Maryland Clemson Duke Georgia Tech North Carolina Wake Forest N.C. State Conference 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 Overall 3-0-0 3-1-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 1-2-0 Oregon Washington Southern Cal...…

…II 8B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 18, 1995 ' f - > . .:, , , a AP Top 25 Here is the new AP Top 25 football poll. First place votes are in parentheses. USA Today/CNN Top25E Here is the new USA Today/CNN Top 25 football poll. Bowl Alliance Here is the new Bowl Alliance football poll. Athlete, 4e Who: Jason Horn Eligibility: Senior Hometown: Lafayette, Indiana Sport: Football Year: Senior High School: Lafay...…

… Weather Tonight: Cloudy, low 57. Tomorrow: Chance of rain, mid- to upper-70s. WE w One hundred four years ofeditoralifreedom e . Y w ;i . Friday September 15, 1995 Vol. CV o.2 rr roMei1 ?Q1 STeMcia to entrall ' A N e..fic :: Michigan vs. Boston College By Amy Klein Daily Staff Reporter Following a summer of spotlights and press conferences, the University is drafting a change to its bylaws to "bring the Athletic Department in line wit...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 15, 1995 Russia: ttack was act o terrorism E~'OR9 ':/'' From Daily Wire Services MOSCOW-Russian police yester- day deemed a grenade attack against the American Embassy an act of terror- ism and stepped up security during a diplomatic fence-mending visit by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott. Kremlin outrage over NATO airstrikes against Serb rebels in Bosnia- Herzegovina had inflicted se...…

…embers alance classes, hilanthropies By Megan Schimpf " Daily Staff Reporter x A T A QUICK GLANCE, the fraternities and sorori- ties at the University may seem unlike any ther group on campus. And while similarities abound between Greek orga- nizations and the other 550 clubs on campus, the system still remains distinct. "When I think about fraternities and co- ops, there are a lot of things that are simi- lar," said Kinesiology junior Russ Or...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 15, 1995 ctje rbigri ailg 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan I I MICHAEL ROSENBERG Editor in Chief JULIE BECKER JAMES M. NASH Editorial Page Editors Biuvr MCINTOsH MCINTOSH CLASSICS Bekinzd your back, t/he - --constructkmn virus spreads M Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editori...…

… LOCAILISTATt The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 15, 1995 5 Kevorkian arrives at court wearing shackles, chain Woman has property stolen at football game A woman reported stolen property to the Department of Public Safety during last Saturday's Michigan football game against Memphis. The woman said her fannypack, sun- glasses and Sony Walkman were taken from the women's restroom in section 44. DPS has no suspects. Leaky carport roof cau...…

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… AWMd The Michigan Daily - Friday, Septmeber 15, 1995 - 7 Detroit r WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Bar- bara-Rose Collins, speaking on a radio program yesterday, said reports alleg- ing violations of House ethics rules and financial irregularities in her congres- sional offices and campaign organiza- tion have been a "nightmare." "I see such lies.... It's a frightening thing, the power of the media," the Detroit Democrat told WCHB-AM ra- dio in Detr...…

…YVI~ ~Y~1~fVw~aVy ~W~fly V YY~a~y~ ~r'-- Alarms, education help Mexicans cope with tremor Los Angeles Times MEXICO CITY - Seconds after the tectonic plates jerked more than seven miles beneath the mountainous state of Guerrero at 8:07 am. yesterday, dozens of alarms went off hundreds of miles to the north in the Mexican capital. Triggered by 12 solar-powered seis- mic detectors along Mexico's Pacific coast, the alarm automatically ripped int...…