… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 -,5 Report calls for improved literacy Greenpeace adviser offers nuclear caution 17-member committee suggests ways to better teaching techniques -By Melissa Andrzejak Daily Staff Reporter As the country's focus turns more to information and technology each day, lit- tracy becomes increasingly important to manage in a high-tech world. For many, this ability to read has not yet been e...…
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…SCOREBOARD Continued from Page 1 erate revenue for the University, Cecchini said, adding that potential advertisements on the ser- vice also would generate funds for the University. "The Internet provides the content we can take :o our alumni for a fee, Cecchini said. "As you ut that on the Internet, there are other ways to iake revenue with advertisements." gventually, video segments of all 23 Michigan varsity athletic teams will be able to b...…
… The Oscar-nominated comedy, "As Good As It Gets" plays at Angell Hall Aud. A. The three main stars of the film, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear have also garnered nomi- nations from the Academy in this comedy about a cynic, a wait- ress and a homosexual. The screening is tomorrow at 8 p.m., and .,admission is $2. AwftanBaitq Lll;trIFS nday in Daily Arts: U Daily Arts brings you their picks on who will win and who should win the ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 - 9 .Concert at Rick's to benefit Tibetan freedom movement By Gabrielle Schafer Daily Arts Writer This Sunday, Students for a Free Tibet will sponsor the first Tibetan Benefit Concert, fea- turing Tibetan Chanting Master Sonam Dhargey. Headlining at the event will be Detroit's Immigrant Suns. Local acts including Transmission, Mazinga, #6 and The Prisoners will also perform. The aim of the concert ...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 What if 'Titanic' doesn't win everthing? Redman rules at Ark. By Joshua Rich Daily Arts Writer While basketball fanatics clamor to pick the winners of the NCAA Division I bas- ketball tournament, movie fans often take part in a different gambling endeavor dur- ing the month of March - the annual Academy Awards "office pool." To accurately pick the winners in all of Oscar's 24 categories, not ...…
… EN'S r NcAA 3)UT6 NHLracking 'M' teams MS KEBALL (10)s WNHnia 62 The Michigan hockey team survived the first round of East Region PHILADELPHIA 3, the CCHA playoffs and will face Ohio State tonight in (1N NO. CAROLINA 73, BA Anaheim 3 the second round at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. (4) Mhigan St. 68AL BASKETBALL BOSTON 4, Faceoff is at 8:30 p.m. (2) CONNECTICUT 75, Indiana 95, Toronto 0 (11) Washington 74 WASHINGTON 91 BUFFALO 6, ATLANTA 4, Fo...…
… The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 Tar Heels our State S S t,., ig dram GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) --- All year long, ichigan State's Spartans made believers out of the ig Ten and the rest of the country by getting timely ontributions inside and outside. When one facet of the Spartans' game suffered, nother would help make up for it. The formula carried' ichigan State to a share of the conference regular- Cason title and into the NCAA tou...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 -13 'Brady to start at B, for now PRACTICE Continued from Page 11 The spring is an ongoing competitive situation." With the first game more than five months away, Brady's job is far from set 'n stone as Carr has just reached the Snt where he can evaluate Kapsner on a level playing field with Brady and Dreisbach. "Jason Kapsner has improved," Carr said. "But he needs to show he can lead a team. For ...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1998 FRIDAYFOCUS LesbiW gy, bisexual ad transgender students have formed a strong, visible and active presence on campus. The University prides itself on its diversity, accelticulturalsm, st dsrna mion and hassment still occr. How suppo the 'U, corn By Rachel Edehnan Daily Staff Reporter The University has made many efforts to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay,...…
…ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 op,'Elan1 tti One hundred seven years of editordfreedom Thursday March 19, 1998 .. I ate of nteflex rogram certain aily Staff Reporter The Inteflex program, the University's ght-year medical program that allows dents to reserve a spot in the Medical chool as seniors in high school, may not e offered to students applying to the niversity for the fall of 1999. lphonse Burdi, co-director of the flex prog...…
…r. 2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 MSA discusses affirmative action ACTION Continued from Page1A "Once we get education, I believe students will back affirmative action," Shultz said. "MSA should start to support protests and sit-ins. We should start to use MSA as a political vehicle." Last semester, MSA passed a resolution declaring its support of affirmative action poli- cies at the University. LSA sophomore Elizabeth Kesl...…
…Iq -r L..., K A :.. M:- M-: 3.. T L........,C A A ...... L. 4n 4^^n n k RESEARCH Minority health conferenxe ill discuss health care The 12th Annual Minority Health Conference is scheduled to be held tomorrow and Saturday at the Pierpont Commons on North Campus. This year's focus will be "Re-emerging and " Emerging Public Health Issues in Communities of Color: What Have We Learned? What are We Learning?" The conference, to be hosted by the Pu...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 c, E 1idtI4juu Puailg Films blur the line between 6 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan LAURIE MAYK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI Editorial Page Editor 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...…
…LOCAL/STATE students 'get 'weightless' The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 - 5A f Joshua Rosenbatt ily Staff Reporter Four students from the College of igineering will leave the chilly climate of n Arbor tomorrow for two weeks of high- ing fun in sunny Houston. e NASA-sponsored program that the u ents are taking part in - the reduced avity student flight opportunity program gives 48 groups from colleges across e nation an opportuni...…
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… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 - TA TEFLEX ontinued from Page 1A What does need to be done, Steneck said, is to evaluate the needs of non-Inteflex students and determine how to accommodate them. "I think that there is every reason to look at the academic needs of pre-medical and pre-health care students in LSA," Steneck said. Steneck said it is too early to tell if the way to complish all of the goals is to termin...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 LOCAL/STATE Student wins journalism awards By Susan T. Port Daily Staff Reporter LSA sophomore Shomari Terrelonge-Stone dreamed of becoming a broadcasting anchor since he was little. As executive pro- ducer of WOLV's "The Shomari and Sean O'Neill Show", Stone just might make that dream come true. This past month, Terrelonge- Stone was awarded the Leland Stowe Award for outstanding scholast...…
… NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 - 9A States debate issue of human cloning Stuck in the rain NEW YORK (AP) - Having blocked anti-cloning legislation in ongress, drug makers are now scram- ling to do the same with bills that would make the creation of carbon- copy humans illegal in 24 states. Pharmaceutical companies say they agree with lawmakers who want to bar fringe scientists from turning out made- to-order hu...…
…IOA - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 NATION/WORLD More single fathers are taking responsibility 0 los Angeles Times As his two-day-old daughter squirms in her mother's arms, Nicolas Reyes prepares to take a step that will make an indelible impact on the child's future. Slowly, carefully, he signs his name on a short white form. The signature etches into the legal record the formal dec- -laration that Reyes, an unmarried man,...…
… NATION/WORLD Sovereignty papers released Forty-year-old Mississippi com- mission that fostered segregation nveils documents JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The secrets of Mississippi's segregation enforcement agency spilled from computer screens Tuesday, painting a picture of petty, small-town espionage and alarming invasions of individual privacy. The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, created by a nervous Legislature in 1956, two years after fed- e...…
… MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL PENN STATE 75, Georgia 70 MINNESOTA 73, Marquette 71 NBA BASKETBALL Philadelphia 104, DETROIT 96 MIAMI 94, Minnesota 91 CHARLOTTE 111, Utah 85 San Antonio 92, MINNESOTA 76 NHL HOCKEY Detroit 5. TORONTO 2 PITTSBURGH 4, Edmonton 2 NEW JERSEY 3, Anaheim 0 WASHINGTON 1, Carolina 0 fte£[igan ?&dtlg The men's gymnastics team will host the Big Ten Championships at Crisler Arena this weekend. Competition will begin tomorrow ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 - 13Am- M' baseball b attlessnow, hosts Iowa By Tracy Sandier Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team just wants to play. Unfortunately, this wish is one that Mother Nature will not grant. The Wolverines' past two games have both been postponed due to rain. Michigan (5-9-1) was sup- posed to open its home season against Central Michigan on Tuesday, but that game was re-sched- uled for Apri...…
…14A The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 BOWLING! Quotable: "It's quite comical ... It doesn't look real at all. If you've ever seen Matt Herr 186 Jurassic Park, and seen how the raptor walks, you know what I'm talking about." Fred & Mallory 170 - Michigan bowler Bobby Haves on his dance. "The Raptor" The Michigan bowling team is often mistaken for the hockey team, but on Thursday nights, they are Pin pals By Fred Link U Daily Sport...…
…'Top-seeded gymnasts By Nita Srivastava "Throughout the season, we ha Daily Sports Writer learned to calm down" Michigan Winning isn't anything out of the ordinary gymnast Sarah Cain said. "With doin for the Michigan women's gymnastics team. more and more, we know what we The Wolverines have done it before, and more and it is definitely not as difficult t than likely, they will do it again. trate when competing." This Saturday, the Wolverines ...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 BASKETBALL Road only gets tougher for Michigan State in Sweet 16 North Carolina (32-3) looms for Spartans in Greensboro I 6 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The tradition, the big- name players, the tournament success. It's all hard to escape for Michigan State. And if that's not enough, there's the prospect of thou- sands of North Carolina fans along Tobacco Road who will fill Greensboro Coliseu...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 - 17A .Coaches: new rules good for wrestling CLEVELAND (AP) - The deaths of three wrestlers trying to make weight have cast a shadow across this colle- giate season that won't go away. But with the NCAA Division I cham- pionships set to start today at Cleveland State, coaches say rule changes made in the wake of those tragedies have turned this year into one of the best ever for the athletes. * Th...…
…18A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 PAID ADVERTISEMENT http://www.umich.edu/~vote o for a teYes!Y tiuden 9 w w' es:e R Reen 1. A . We're this close to having a Student Regent at UofM. We need your help. A Student Regent is not a new idea; UofM is the only public school in the Big Ten without a Student Regent. For thirty years Michigan students have struggled to change that. Now we can. Voting Yes! Yes! Yes! on the St...…
…16B -The Michigan DailyWefr d Ua Thursday; March 19, 1998 r Magazine COOKING Continued from Page 3B Some independent cookers say that residence hall food hit their pocketbooks harder than does gro- cery store shopping. Due to buying in bulk and selective shopping, stu- dents who cook for themselves tend to save money and eat out less. "It's cheaper because you get what you want at the store," Morgan said. "I ordered out a lot in the dorm ...…
… w V s w V ' V The Michigan Daily Weeker 2B -The Michigan D ty WeekediM zgahine =iLrsday, March 9, 1.998 Serve it up, kiddies! Students cash in on waiting tables A weekly ?uide to who's Th"L s where, what s happening and why you need to be there..v By Diana Grossman For the Daily So here we are in the noble pursuit of higher education with the hope that we will one day be taken seriously in the competitive job market. Besides sucking up...…
…14B - The Michigan Daily weekend Maazile - Thursday, March 19, 1998 0 S, e -W 0 a V . - a . ... .. _.11 - - .. - r The Michigan Daily Week ON OUR OWN Students find flavor in off-campus kitche Lilith Fair lineup set; rumors plague 'Hunting' Music V Back for another year of all- female fun, this summer's second annual Lilith Fair is set to continue the high standard of talent that was fea- tured at last year's festival. The new and impr...…
… p p p p p p -W w MU The Michigan Daily Weeker 46 - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, March 19, 1998 IIM, I<IIVI IIfi-I NMIIj --- Different cafeteria offerings add a dash of flavor to 'U' student life By Gina Rasmussen For the Daily Starting college in the fall was an ov erwhelming experience for some and a no-brainer for others. All incoming students expected some changes, and giving up mom's home-cooked meals may hav...…
…42B -Te Michigan Daily Weeke Magazine - Thursday, March 19, 1998 ,. s . U S S S 0 The Michigan Daily Weekend [ State of the Arts THE MADNESS OF IT ALL Students take quest for thinness to dangei Last week, I overheard some sports fanatics discussing the NCAA Tournament with a certain buzz of excitement. They were engaged in a rather intense discussion of the sur- prises and disappointments of the teams invited to play in college baske...…
…V ~. Vr Ah Ask i f 6B =- The Mithig0h Daily'\Wek-nd Maga tzine t ~-h rstay Vlarchi 19x 1998 ®~ Weekend, etc. Column . . . . . . . . . f i A LOVABLE FEAST _.r .., x... . _ __- _ M~___ ___ __..... -.The--M chigan-a / N% A iA M , A2' 's"worldly appetite« ....... }ii}.. :C {.4 iiyv};::Y}:. '.::".... My freshman year of college, I hated life. I know, I know. Coming from me, that doesn't sound like that big of a deal. A lot of the time, my c...…
…gp wq", r18 11 Local chef makes shrimp salad, The M I P Cant W eeke g Organic food grows on health- and Earth-conscious consumers shrimp cocktail, shrimp creole 0. 0- By Krri A. Murphy Daily Arts Writer Behind the swinging doors of Real Seafood Company on Main Street, two chefs and eight cooks work side by side to make mouth-watering entrees. While the grill sizzles and heat pours from the oven, a resounding "Fire" commands all to start ...…
… 0 0 RR The Michigan Dalv Weekend Maeazne -- Thursdav. March 19. 1998 The Michigan Daily Weeked 1I G V IIsO fJ o u u i Ann Arbor Kids Get Hands -On Photostory By Louis Brown Clockwise from top left: Debbie Huntzic Emi Jackson how to use the crank general train move. Kathleen Huntzicker turns the moving trains. Six-year-old Nathan Kors i Forest Hejkal creates designs with the ma mom watches. Kors watches elevator pen around. …
…WE ti ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editorizlfreedom Wednesday March 18, 1998 9 9 ' ' j i M !, Anti-preference initiative launched I State rep. hopes voters will ecide fate of affirmative iction across Michigan ike Spahn Staff Reporter Opponents of affirmative action are preparing iemselves for another assault on racial prefer- ices, but this onslaught does not involve law- jits or legislative proposals...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 NATION/WORLD CONNERLY Continued from Page 1 . opinion may not be well-received at the University of Michigan." In preparation for Ward's visit, cam- pus organizations that support the University's affirmative action policies have been solidifying plans to stage a protest before the event. Members of United for Affirmative Action, an umbrella organization that includes student groups such as...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 3 HIGHER EDUCATION MIT instructor protests high tuition with cash A researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology distributed money to students attending a seminar At which he was the guest speaker, The Chronicle of Higher Education report- ed Monday. In protest of high tuition bills, Philip Greenspun gave away $100 bills to five students in his computer science class. ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 the diguntilgttr1 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan LAURIE MAYK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE Q UOTABLE They're doing a terrific job.' - Provost Nancy Cantor speaking about the Michigan Student Assembly MSA CANDIDATES SPEAK THEIR MINDS MSA emperor James Millerfor 0 Unless otherwise noted, u...…
… --LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily W nesday, March 18, 1998 - 5 .A2 City Council surveys citizens on funds dispersal Lines in the Sand Study examines benefits of single- sex education By Peter Meyers Daily Staff Reportcr The Ann Arbor City Council is spending $50,000 to survey every household in the city, including student residences, to find out how they think city money should be spent. Despite the fact that most University students res...…
…6 The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, March 18, 1998 **********PARKING!********** On campus parking! Special rates! 665-8825. GOVERNMENT FORECLOSED homes from pennies on $1. Delinquent tax, repos, REO's. Your area. Toll free 800/218-9000 ext. H-1864 for current listings. VINTAGE SHOE BUYERS are looking for your old UM '85 Nike basketball dunks. Blue and yellow, all colors accepted. Will pay up to $350, new or used. Call Steve anytime 800-921-5411....…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 7 6.CALIFORNIA Continued from Page 1 University could suffer a similar decrease if the anti-affirmative action lawsuits facing the University's College of Literature, Science and the Arts and Law School are successful. "I think, to repeat what has been said before, the effects in California and Texas are very clear, and we don't want to sec this happen in Michigan," Baker said. "That's why we'r...…
…- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Little Rock prepares or ones civil tria LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - With this year's trial of the century two months away, the city is tearing up hotels, renovating the courthouse and raising hotel prices in prepara- tion for an invasion of reporters. Much of the work is going on at the Legacy Hotel, a pink five-story building across the street from the federal courthouse where Paula Jones' sexual...…
…1n get ready to rumba < 1 Tomorrow in Daily Arts: Los Murequitos de Matanzas perform tonight. The legendary Afro- U Weekend, etc. features the hot and cold of food, from the , Cuban ensemble of percussionists, singers and dancers brings its finest chefs in Ann Arbor to the finest (and easiest) recipes talents to campus from Cuba. The troupe will perform three styles we could find. of rumba and ritual music from the Yoruba and Abacua religions....…
… 10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 ... ...;.. ... ; -...... . . . - - - .. - . .. - - .. .. F: 'Brown' ows u Los Angeles imes There ias a jumble of emotions at the filming of the last half-hour of the once-formidable "Murphy Brown" - and an unintended sadness to its final 1ines . After 10 seasons, 18 Emmys and 245 episodes, the CBS series that intermin- gled laughter with serious, smart story Murphy Brown CBS Sees Finale...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 11 ;Wheels make music go round By Jewel Gopwani For the Daily Confirming that numerous Michigan bands have the talent and the potential to reach great- ness, 19 Wheels is well on its way. But before it gets there, the band will make an anticipated op at the Blind Pig tomorrow night. w 19 Wheels Blind Pig Tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. 19 Wheels' sound, which is reminiscent of the trinity of Uncle Tup...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Fox's 'Others' makes significant replacement By Erin Podolsky For the Daily Ever wonder what your life is going to be like five years from now? Are you afraid of drifting aimlessly through life after graduation? Of being stuck in a corporate job that goes against your principles? Of walking in on your two best friends doing the horizontal mambo on your futon? You can stop worrying now, be...…
… SPORic i~n ~s~ Tracking 'M' teams The Michigan men's swimming team competes in the NCAA Championships this weekend at Auburn, Ala. The meet will be held from Thursday to Saturday. Check in Friday's Daily for results. Wednesday March 18, 1998 13 Practice makes Yost a kinder, But there's another Yost - another Yost that most people never see or hear. This Yost overflows with an icy quiet. The crisp air isn't warmed by packs of people shou...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 'M' swimmers seek revenge against Gophers at nationals By Jacob R. Wheeler Daily Sports Writer Don't ask Michigan swimmer Tom Malchow about the Big Ten Championships anymore. They're over and done with. The Wolverines finished a disap- pointing second to conference rival Minnesota just before spring break, in what many Gopher fans are calling an historic event. Minnesota ran away with the ...…
