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…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Slavic dept. to receive $35,000 in new funding 3y LARA TAYLOR 'ILY STAFF REPORTER The Slavic department will now e able to offer students a variety of ectures and mini-courses due to a '35,000 grant from the Polish Na- ional Alliance (PNA). The Slavic department, headed by 3ogdana Carpenter, requested this ;rant five years ago to replenish its U18,000 grant from the Barbara ?iasecha Johnson F...…

…The Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 25, 1993 - 3 Hoosier tapped to head News and Information Services A By DAVID SHEPARDSON DAILY STAFF REPORTER Passing over a host of professional journalists, Vice President for Univer- sity Relations Walter Harrison picked a career university editor from a fellow Big Ten school as his choice for the new director of News and Information *Services (NIS). Julie Peterson, managing editor of the Indiana Universi...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 25, 1994 cbeflkigan taiIg 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH DuIow Editor in Chief ANDREw LEVY Editorial Page Editor F ,.. 1 Unless otherwise noted unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. TH 000?N i++...…

… RTS Lost Welles footage *shows genius of creator By SCOTT PLAGENHOEF The discovery of lost Orson Welles footage is a film coup of the highest order. Too realistic, too dark, and perhaps just too damn creative for his contemporary studios and audiences, the bulk of Welles' vision and potential was simply never financed and never realized. Years of research and work SIt's All True by, amongst others, Ann Arbor native Catherine Benamou (the fil...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 25, 1994 - 7 .New Russian minister lashes out at reformers MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's new ;xonomics minister lashed out yester- day at reformers for refusing tojoin the government and predicted high infla- ,ion in January. The key post of fi- *ance minister remained in question. A spokesperson for Boris Yeltsin ,aid the president had not accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Boris Fyodorov. Fyodorov, ...…

… Hockey vs. Bowling Green Tonight, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Men's Swimming vs. Indiana Saturday, 1 p.m. Canham Natatorium Injuries plaguing wrestlers Loss of King, Rawls, subdue Blue at Cliff Keens By RYAN WHITE DAILY SPORTS WRITER When it rains, it pours, and right now the No. 4 Michigan wrestling team is caught in a monsoon. Jan. 8, the Wolverines (5-4 over- all) lost the services of Brandon Howe (126 pounds), when he tore his ante- rior cru...…

…a WEr Irnt I One hundred three years of editorial freedom Fraud allegations investigated under the Statement I This is the first in a series offour reports this week in which the Daily will examine specific cases brought against students under the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibili- ties. By HOPE CALATI DAILY NEWS EDITOR The annotated story of the State- ment of Student Rights and Responsi- bilities sits in a three-ring binder ...…

…2M S2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 24, 1994 Clinton to address crime in State of the Union speech. WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Clinton plans to expand his anti- crime package with the State of the Union address, supporting a "three- time loser" proposal to put the most violent felons in jail for life, adminis- tration officials said yesterday. With polls showing crime as vot- ers' No. 1 concern, White House speech writers are ma...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 24, 1994 - 3I Oxford residents express selves in French, German Co-operatives bring foreign language and * culture to University student housing By BARB McKELVEY FOR THE DAILY While traveling abroad can be a rewarding experience, it can also be a dauntingly expensive one. However, the University offers a less costly alternative that is as nearby as Oxford Housing. Two of Oxford's living coopera- tives, Ch...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 24, 1994 UFlw Sidtilgn&dI Sharp as Toast 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH Dulow Editor in Chief ANDREW LEVY Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. 'C ...…

… Is Improv and wit join torces in'Woyzeck' By KAREN LEE "20 scenes in 20 styles in 60 minutes!!!! Can they do it?????" While the Neo-Retro-Group wasn't able to get through all 22 parts of their production of "Neo-Retro-Woyzeck," they did manage to give their Friday night audience at the Performance Network 20 scenes that combined impro- visation, audience participation, irreverent wit and pure late-night weirdness was 11 p.m.), What resulted ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 24, 1994 - 7 *U.N. fights for democraty BAIDOA,Somalia(AP)-AsU.S.troops It can't persuade sellers of khat, a mild withdraw from Somalia and the world recon- narcotic, to move their market out of the siders its mission here, the United Nations is center of town. It has trouble collecting taxes. having trouble introducing democracy in a It couldn't negotiate a cease-fire between country that has seen little ...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 24, 1994 'Collage' condenses Music School's best By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO For the sake of convenience and expediency, once a year the School of Music presents a com- pilation of its best ensembles. To go to all their concerts separately, or to have them all play full programs, would take days. Therefore, the Col- Collage XVII Hill Auditorium January 21, 1994 lage Concert was born. For 17 years the cl...…

… SPORTSMonday Trivia When was the last time the same two teams met in consecutive Super Bowls? 'A' '~'.' /flit &, 'r. "0% (Answer, page 2) A Y Inside SPORTSMonday Athlete of the Week Q&A The R.H. Factor Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Hockey Indoor Track Men's Gymnastics Women's Gymnastics Women's Tennis 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 'M' holds off lini, 74 -70 Wolverines survive second-half scare; Howard returns to score 20 By RACHEL BAC...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 Here is how the top 25 teams in college basketball fared this weekend, with first place votes are in parentheses. Games played are through Jan. 23. . . . Dallas comes through on Johnson's promise of victory, crushes Niners J* .; IRVING, Texas (AP)- Jimmy Johnson is a prophet and a healer. True to his word, the Dallas Cow- boys beat San Francisco on Sunday and are headed to t...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 - 3 ( $A:PHENX SN ANMAER rie RYAN HERRINGTON The R.H. Factor 4 The Dream Team II member discusses his stellar basketball career After a standout career at Central Michigan, where he was the Midwest- ernAthletic Conference's Playerofthe Year three times, Dan Majerle has gone on to become one of the NBA's elite as a member of the Phoenix Suns. Included on his extensive resume is ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 'M' favorite of networks Continual down-to-wire endings provide excitement By RACHEL BACHMAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER CHAMPAIGN - The networks must love Michigan. Every week, the Wolverines provide them with a nail-biting, barn burning conclusion to a game, no matter how lopsided the previous 38 minutes were. The team overcame a double-digit deficit against Iowa when Jimmy King ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 - 5 Cagers still looking for Big Ten triumph 60-point first half paves the way for Nittany Lion victory, 97-53 By J.L ROSTAM-ABADI DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER After putting up a memorable fight against No. 18 Ohio State Friday, the women'sbasketball team played a game that was altogether forgettable yester- day. The Michigan highlights from the 97-53 drubbing by Penn State were few, an...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 SPARTANS Continued from page 1 The Spartans regained the lead, 2- 1, when senior Kelly Harper scored on an assist from Steve Guolla at 1:45 of the second. Just over five minutes later, Guolla added to the Spartan lead when he redirected a Chris Smith shot past Michigan goaltender Steve Shields. "If you can play ahead on the road, you're at an advantage," said Ron Mason, who pick...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 - 7 Men's gymnastics dominates Western By JOSH KARP DAILY SPORTS WRITER In preparation for its upcoming meet at Illinois, the Michigan men's gymnastics team fine-tuned its skills and dominated every event in beating Western Michigan, 279.95-261.20. "Our goal for this meet was to get a high 270 score," sophomore Bob Young said. "We met our goal, and didn't miss on many routines." "(...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 24, 1994 SWIMMING Continued from page 1 edged out Wolverine Royce Sharp in the 200 backstroke, Wouda won his second event of the weekend in the 200 breaststroke. In the next swimming event-the 100 freestyle - Gustavo Borges picked up his second victory of the meet. Borges continues to dominate the 100, an event he has not lost this season. He was also victorious in the 50 freestyle the n...…

… Depleted squid falls to Gophers, 63-58 Clinton closes first year, students' feelings mixed p WE fd40*4v *rn1V One hundred three years of editorial freedom VoiCIVNo. 3 An Arbr, Mchign - rida, Jauary21, 994- 194TeMcia al I I Frozen m time: Low emps halt tower clock By DAVE ADOX FOR THE DAILY It's 10:35, or isn't it? People look- ing to the Burton Bell Tower for the rrect time should look elsewhere. e arctic temperatures of the last fe...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 MedStart conference to address issues of tomorrow 0 By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON FOR THE DAILY Focusing on issues of health and family, the second annual Medstart conference is designed to provide students with an under- standing of the cooperation necessary to cre- ate "A Whole New World for Our Children, Our Future, Ourselves." Organizers said the event will try to teach people from all discipli...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 - 3 'I have fought more damn battles ... than any PreWsident i n 20 years' HEALTH CARE Last Jan. 26, Clinton began aC season of controversy by naming First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton F to head a national task force to formL a health care plan. Clinton said, "My principles are two: universal cover- age, without which you will never slow the rate of cost increase and stop the cost shifting; and a...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 be N£kbigau &iicrg HAL T-A1ms T CAN"T *BELIEVE IT'5 :50 COLI7J! 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH DUBOW Editor in Chief ANDREW LEVY Editorial Page Editor / / / } t% r .I /;- *t:~-~ rMA(E 5 Me fHATI So Mve-t! 0 Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other ca...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 - 5 .L.A. views damage in earthquake aftermath LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scores of building inspectors fanned out over a jittery city yesterday, and found hundreds of homes and offices made unsafe by this week's earthquake and powerful aftershocks. "We're finding the damage is not just concentrated in areas near the epicenter," said Nick Delli Quadri, senior structural engineer at the Los *Angeles Depa...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 - 7 ormer Black Panther shows students different view of MLK Civil Rights activist Rasul Mohammed details goals, ideals of King's socialist, economic teachings during on-campus speech By SAM DUDEK FOR THE DAILY The Black Student Union continued its celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth- day, with a speech last night by former Black Panther Rasul Mohammed at Hale Audito- rium. With incense ...…

… RTS 0 'Gus' the dog and Astin can't rescue sorry 'Will' By ALEXANDRA TWIN DO NOT BE ALARMED. THIS IS ONLY A QUIZ. YOU ARE NOT BEING GRADED. WE ARE SIM- PLY CHECKING FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE FORMS ON Iron Will Directed by Charles Haid; written by John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic and Jeff Arch; with Mackenzie Astin THIS CAMPUS. WE ARE MORE THAN CONFIDENT THAT THEY EXIST. HOWEVER, AN ANSWER KEY HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOUR USE. READ ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 - 9 JIon't say farewell to 'Concubine' By SCOTT PLAGENHOEF "Farewell My Concubine," which shared Palme d'or honors as best film with "The Piano" at the past year's Cannes film festival, displays the ur- farewell My Concubine Written and Directed by Chen Kaige; with Leslie Cheung and Zhang gent and consuming exoticism of the Beijing Opera and Chinese politics by tracing the lives of two opera sta...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 'Oak'takes us on a journey through real life... ..but escalating tragedies strip Pintilie's plot of credibility READ THIS SCRAWL . k = r 1 By SARAH STEWART Successful new films such as "The Piano" and "Schindler's List" are proof that audiences are willing to substitute light-hearted entertainment The Oak Written and directed by Lucian Pintilie; with Maia Morgenstern and Razvan Vasilesc...…

… Women's Basketball vs. Ohio State Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena S TS Hockey vs. Michigan State Tonight, 7 p.m. (PASS) Yost Ice Arena Pox knocks out Quake, not illness, merits our concern By RACHEL BACHMAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER MINNEAPOLIS - First, there was the Great Quake of '94. Next came the coldest weather in Michigan's * history. Then, disaster struck. Jimmy King and Juwan Howard got the chicken pox. The crisis was so great fo...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 1994 Longhorns squeak by Blue* Swimmers' losing skid reaches 3, longest in history MICHErILLE '3UYI llJWy Marcel Wouda swims the 1650 freestyle against Stanford. The Wolverines lost to Texas last night, 125-118. Wrestlers look to recover from loss to By BRETT JOHNSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER For the third meet in a row, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team had a chance to win going into the fi...…

…The MichiganDaily - Friday,_January 21, 1994 - 13 'M' tries to ice CCHA title By PAUL BARGER DAILY HOCKEY WRITER The CCHA regular-season title is not often decided in January. In most seasons, more than one team goes into the last weekend of the season still garnering hope for the top seed in the CCHA tournament. This season is different. With two wins against Michigan State (10-4-3 CCHA, 13-6-3 overall) Friday and Saturday, the Michigan h...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily -Friday, January 21, 1994 0 0 0 41 At Microsoft, we value different and perspectives. Which is why we've created an environment that encourages people to look at de tresfrom every angle. To examine how things can be done better, easier, smarter. We know, I+A~fexcS i Maer vi backgrounds lead to diverse products. And the more people discover about our products, the more they discover about themselves. What could be...…

…Chicken pox will teep Howard, King out of 'M' battle ]HO$TAKOVICH Composer's music spanned a century zOz IC f*4i Uain One hundred three years of editorial freedom Country's cold spell leaves many without heat By ASSOCIATED PRESS Dozens of record low tempera- tures left Michigan shivering under its layers yesterday, forcing a gas company to ask industries to cut use. At least two people were dead. Interlaced utilities serving 21 mil- gon ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 20, 1994 CLASSES, Continued from page 1 Supposedly, the student won. "That sounds really wild," Sharphorn said. "I mean, it's pos- sible. We've got some real bright and inventive students." But Harrison pointed out that for someone to win such a lawsuit, the plaintiff would have to prove that the University's decision was an irresponsible one. And who could argue that can- celing classes would be an ...…

… TheMichigan Daily - Thursday, January 20, 1994 - 3 Jarding's ex-husband surrenders PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-Tonya Harding's ex-husband surrendered sterday after being charged with nspiring to attack rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Harding remained under investigation, with her body- guard tying her to the alleged con- spiracy. Jeff Gillooly was arraigned along with the alleged hit man, Shane Stant. Harding said she and Gillooly had nothing t...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 20, 1994 a1 E xcl t ttn ttdg 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JosH DUBow Editor in Chief ANDREW LEvY Editorial Page Editor A90"S SOLV u7'(J AN OLD POBLEM~so ________ \}4 I~yy 1) j4j-17-- I\ 7 - - 0 Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and lett...…

… Women's Basketball vs. Ohio State Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Hockey vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 20,1994 Page 5 Cheerleading .earns ninth spot at nationals By TOM BAUSANO DAILY SPORTS WRITER The Michigan cheerleaders expe- rienced a surprising finish and some Southern hospitality while compet- ing at the National Cheerleading As- sociation (NCA) Collegiate Cheer- lea...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 20, 1994 - 7. IT'S UN-BEAR-ABLY COLD! I V.. SW Official hails changes in state welfare program under Engler LANSING (AP) - Social Ser- vices Director Gerald Miller claimed yesterday that welfare changes have put more recipients to work and said more lie ahead, including replacing food stamps with cash. Miller told lawmakers that 23.3 percent of those receiving Aid to Fami- lies with Dependent Childre...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 20, 1994 Wolverine tumblers duel Broncos at Keen By JOSH KARP DAILY SPORTS WRITER Save men's gymnastics. This phrase is pasted all over cam- pus, as Coach Bob Darden and his team hope to keep a varsity sport which celebrates its 50th anniversary at the University this season. "Once you start chipping away at tradition, everybody suffers some- what," Darden explained. This weekend's meet vs. Western ...…

… THE MAN AND THE MUSIC THAT TOUCHED A CENTURY BYKIRWIEThERS he 15 string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich are as far from light music as it is possible to get. In terms of expressive extremes and emotional intensity, there is no compa- rable body of work in any repertoire. Shostakovich's career spanned most of the 20th century, until his death in 1975 at the age of 69. He composed under every Soviet regime starting from the post-Revo- lutionar...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc - Thursday, January 20, 1994 - 3 0v Hits keep on coming Mini-disc player expensive toy By TOM ERLEWINE Recently, I was given a Sony Mini-Disc player to experiment with for a week, to take on a test drive. The University was part of Sony's target audience in an attempt to spread the word of the Mini-Disc. Big-Ten schools were chosen to be the core of Sony's fall marketing campaign because we, as college student...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 20, 1994 Classical music made easy By KIRK WETTERS Buying classical CDs is always confusing, especially considering the plethora of recordings available and the prevalence of confusing hype and preconceptions. As an antidote to these difficulties, here is a survey of some of the best mainstream classical recordings of 1993. 1993 was a good year for classical recordings in general, but...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 20, 1994 - 5 'Dogflight' matches Phoenix with Taylor, roughness with sincerity By JOHANNA FLIES "Dogfight" is not a typical love story. Not by Hollywood's terms any- way: the woman is not beautiful, the man does not ride a white stallion, the vorld is not a utopia. It is this separa- tion from the typical, however, that makes this film so satisfying, so beau- tiful and so perfect that d...…