…bE eidijgta iatIg Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Ann Arbor, MI PERMIT NO. 13 Vol. XCVIIINo. 13S Ann Arbor, Michigan--Friday, August 12, 1988y Alleged anti-gay acts spur protest 300 rally a ;ai rst police BY ANNA SENKEVITCH They criticized the officers Nearly 300 angry, chanting Ann initially refusing to pursue the ne Arbor citizens and visitors turned out by attacker, not asking the victim in fro...…
…4 Page2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 6, 1988 Smells, stars fill CRISP room (Continued from Page 1) exceptions. One year, a particularly creative and outraged student managed -to transcend the usual screaming and door slamming and put his fist through a box of time schedules instead, Giggey recalled; -the wait-listers. "Some (students) have you wait-list the whole book almost," said operator Harriet Brown. An unofficial and informa...…
…4 UCAR wants 'U' to close for holiday (Continued from Page 1) dance at some Martin Luther King Day activities last year resulted from students' obligations in class. The University's Board of Re- gents, which approves the Univer- sity's official calendar, has the power to approve administrative requests to shut down for holidays, said interim President Robben Fleming. Regent Thomas Roach (D-Saline) said the regents have not formally discusse...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 8, 1988 " 6 r Sources: Iran wil rr attack NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Syria has talked Iran into delaying its winter offensive against Iraq and ending attacks on Kuwait, Arab Crfrdiplomatic sources said yesterday. The Syrian initiative could mark a breakthrough in attempts to end the seven-year Iran-Iraq war, which has threatened to engulf other na- tions in the strategic, oil-rich region. As Iran's ma...…
…;9 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, January 11, 1988 Steiner stands by comments (Continued from Page 1) Dan Holliman, a UCAR member, said Steiner's speech implies that a large increase in minorities at the University would be undesirable. 0 "It sort of sets up the idea that we don't want loo many minorities... that we don't want this to iecome a Black university, and that's an affront 4b the Black community," Holliman said. Virginia Nordby...…
…I Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 12, 1988 RSIG votes to offer reward (Continued from Page 1) University Assistant Director of Public Safety Robert Patrick of kicking him in the testicles during the scuffle and called for his arrest. In the police report, both Patrick and Pifer testified that Patrick's actions were taken in self-defense. A second group of protesters crowded into the office of Ann Arbor City Attorney Bruce Laidla...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Steiner calls for minorit (Continued from Page 1) University while still making it a place that minorities will attend." Steiner said he meant that Howard University and Wayne State University more "naturally" draw Black applicants - Howard as a predominantly Black university and Wayne State as a regional university in Detroit. But "(Steiner) didn't manage to ~refute his implication th...…
…q Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 14, 1988 inquiring Photographer by ROBIN LOZNAK I Is the proposed code the with discrimination? best way to deal Andrea Elliott, LSA senior: "It may help to curb blatant act of racism, but it would not affect the subtler forms of racism and racist feeling s." Juan Rodriguez, LSA senior: "I do not see how the University should be allowed to have the power' of the judicial system. In a sense ...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 15, 1988 County GOP picks p resident By KENNETH DINTZER Washtenaw County's Republican Convention opened on a dramatic note when a tie vote for the seat of convention president was resolved as the acting president gave the position to his opponent. The convention opened with a tie vote between acting chair Lou THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GRZEAT Velker, a member of the coalition of representative ...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, January 18, 1988 LaGROC angered over ylaw vote (QStn---dhim Page 1) Roach cited a section of the bylaw which says the University "shall exert its leadership for the achievement of (non-discrimination) by all parties with which the University transacts business, which it recognizes, or with which students and employees of the University are involved." But Kurtz said the bylaw "doesn't say what that leadership...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 19, 1988 Research group to study racism IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By DAVID SCHWARTZ The University's Research Policies Committee (RPC) anPounced yesterday it would form a subcommittee to investigate problems of racism and sexism on 'cinpus and to help devise solutions fdr these problems. Members formed t h e subcommittee because they consider tacism and sexism important issue...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily--Wednesday, January 20, 1988 The Wolfman howls L112~ITOI' (OO-MUdfrom Page 1) ago, brought him into the band where he has continued to merge musical traditions. "It works to my advantage know- ing a lot of American music and knowing how to apply different rhythmic and harmonic ideas," said Wolfe. "I bring the ideas and they decide if it's bastardizing the tradi- tion - which usually it isn't. I def- initely bring...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 21, 1988 All Big 10 schools have code except 'U' (Co-ma ~ mPae1 student behavior in three steps: , -Each policy lists restricted non- academic behaviors, such as theft, physical assault, and damaging property. AT THE University of Wisconsin, for example, the rules prohibit "blocking buildings" and "obstructing university operations," said Peggy Miezio, Wisconsin's assistant dean of students. She s...…
…Page2.-The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 22, 1988 Traying' may be dangerous fun IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By JENNIFER MILLER Students love to spend moonlit winter nights "traying" - sledding on cafeteria food trays - down the snowy hills of the Nichols Arbore- tum, but public safety officers say it is risky and dangerous. . "It's a blast as long as you don't hit a tree," said Nan Thomas as he and Chris Neisesian, bot...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, January 25, 1988 Parents call Huck Finn racist IN BRIEF By DOV COHEN A group of Black parents has requested that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn not be taught in one of Ann Arbor's high schools because of the book's racial content. "I don't think garbage should be in the school system. (Huck Finn) is garbage," said Ezra Rowry, whose daughter goes to Pioneer High School. The book, which uses the word ...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Students describe orientation J IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By LISA POLLAK They came. They saw. They picked four classes. And, in between, students at last summer's orientation sessions spent their time in Ann Arbor eating, drinking, testing, touring, shopping, talking, and doing everything but sleeping for 48 hours. LSA officials are hoping to add "learning more ab...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 27, 1988 Brush upj p Dental educatioff ultystudy is By AMY KOSKO Watch out! The cavity creeps may have the upper hand in the constant war to achieve dental perfection. A study released last week by University dentistry professors said elementary school teachers' knowledge about oral health and current methods of prevention is "incomplete." Dentistry Prof. W. Paul Lang, one of five researchers st...…
…I Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 28, 1988 RC head resigns to return to teaching By ROSE MARY WUMMEL Close relationships between students and professors are the hallmark of the Residential College, and that's exactly what current RC director Libby Douvan misses. . Earlier this month, Douvan an- nounced plans to resign in June - two years before her appointment officially ends - to return to teaching women's studies and psycholog...…
…4 w 4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 29, 1988 I PROF. STUDiES POOR VENTILATION Researcher works on small area air flow IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By DAVID SCHWARTZ The dangers of working in a poorly ventilated area have prompted a University professor to study possible methods of removing bxygen deficiency from small, cramped rooms. Prof. Richard Garrison is ;currently researching ways to better .ventilat...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 1, 1988 Gaza Strip violence hits home DETROIT (AP) - The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is close to the hearts and minds of tens of thousands of Michigan's Jewish- and Arab- Americans whose heritage ties them to the re- gion. The recent upsurge of violence in the Israeli- occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip troubles mapy area Jews, torn between anger at unflatter- in& news coverage of Israel and perso...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 2, 1988 Meese denies bribe attempt (CwaiUvwd f om Pagel1) President Reagan, returning from a speech he delivered to an audience of religious broadcasters, was asked about Meese's situation. "No com- ment. I'm not going to talk about it," Reagan said. "I do not recall having read the specific words that have now mush- roomed into importance, but I cer- tainly did not receive from the memorandum a...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 3, 1988 Addict tells of (Cootinued ft-om Page)) summer after his senior year. He thought he had the problem under control. In 1977, his senior year, Arch was named to the developmental division of the U.S. ski team, which consists of the top 60 racers in the nation and is "the stepping stone" to the Olympic team. WRIGHT never went any farther with the U.S. team. That year, he flew to South Am...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 4, 1988 4 Complaint filed over profanity on WCBN IN BRIEF (CUwdtrpPae 1) be the key point in triggering the investigation. Board of Directors member Fred Remley concurred, saying that, to the FCC, "the matter of alcohol is probably a lot more important than scatological comments." The letter of complaint, written by a Midland resident who heard the broadcast when driving through Ann Arbor, exp...…
…Page 2-The Michigan.Daily-Friday, February 5, 1988 Pollack criticizes Pursell's vote IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports funding. Several students, including LSA senior Debbie Buchholtz, state chairperson of College Republicans, were happy about Pursell's vote but were dissatisfied with the outcome. Buchholtz said, "I am very happy with his vote. I and several other college Republicans have been lobbying in favor of this Contra ai...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 8, 1988 Campus groups to debate code By RYAN TUTAK - The Michigan Student Assembly plans to iterate its opposition to Interim University President Robben Fleming's proposed code in an open forum being held tonight to receive the University community's comments on the pro- posal. In addition, members of MSA's Student Rights Committee will present an alternative procedure to address harassment inc...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Iowans experience media blitz By ALAN PAUL Special to the Daily VICTOR, Iowa - During a breakfast for Michael Dukakis and his supporters, one young Massachusets volunteer said to another, "What are all these press people doing here? I though this was going to be a nice quiet brunch with the campaign people." Welcome to campaign trail '88. There was nothing quiet about anything in the Iowa...…
…I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Daily Photo by KENNETH DINTZ Michael Dukakis speaks to supporters at a campaign breakfast in Des Moines, Monday. Dukakis finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind Richard Gephardt and Paul Simon but predicted he would carry New Hampshire next Tuesday, saying, "I think after New Hampshire the field will be narrower and we will be the frontrun- ner." Delegates help to d t choose candid...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 11, 1988 Former mayor recounts challenges to Blacks IN BRIEF (ConddftoPap 1) Wheelers decided to make Ann Arbor their permanent hbme, "but only on tIe condition that we were going to change the situation in the commu- nity." The first obstacle the Wheelers faced was purchasing a house. Tradi- tionally Blacks had only lived in small, well-defined areas in town. But the Wheelers chose a house on...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 12, 1988 MSA4 By ROSE MARY WUMMEL The Michigan Student Assembly, working to improve communication with students, will send its second annual survey this weekend to all dormitory residents. The 20-question survey asks students for their opinions on campus issues, the possibility of a code of non-academic conduct, and groups including the assembly, and The Daily. MSA plans to share survey results with...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 15, 1988 Spring Break Students with initiative fly for free By ELISSA SARD Most students must pinch pennies saving up for a Spring Break escape, but some will get out of snowy Ann Arbor for free. All it takes is .foresight, some creativity, and a little bit of the busy student's precious time. Business school seniors Heather Davis and Chris Tressler won't be paying for the air fare or hotel accommoda...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 16, 1988__ Local museum displays mummies IN BRIEF .. ... By DAYNA LYNN To ancient Egyptians, a mummy was not just a dead body. Corpses were mummified to re- semble Osiris, God of the Under- world, to increase their chance of re- ceiving a favorable judgment from the god and reaching the afterlife, the curator of the Kelsey Archaeology Museum explained. Through August 14, Egyptian mummies will be ...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 17, 1988 BC assistant director resigns (C..UuueabdfwPal1e ) yesterday. "I have a range of research projects that I have been slowly working on that now I can devote more time to." Larimore, who currently teaches one RC class per term, will also become a full-time RC faculty member. As an RC associate director, Larimore is involved with admissions and recruitment, as well ;as developing educat...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 18, 1988 IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Peace groups plan protest of Air National Guard mission BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Several area peace organizations are co- ordinating a demonstration this weekend to protest a training mission in Honduras by an Air National Guard squadron based here. The 50 members of the squadron are scheduled to leave Battle Creek tomorrow and return March 6. T...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 19, 1988 CIA to recruit at law school By MELISSA RAMSDELL The Central Intellegence Agency next Friday will recruit University students on campus for the second time since September - this time at the law school. Sign-up sheets will be posted at noon today for first-year law students interested in interviewing at Hutchins Hall for summer jobs with the CIA. Representatives from two student group...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 29, 1988 Congress faces Contra aid debate WASHINGTON (AP) - Con- gress faces a confusing choice this week between two rival versions of a plan to help the Nicaraguan rebels. ,-A vote is scheduled for Thursday tir Ilecide whether the U.S.-backed Contras will get an aid package 4rAfted by House Democrats, a sim- 4lione drawn up by House Repub- 1igans, or nothing at all. CURRENT authority to aid the C...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 1, 1988 Trial to impeach Mecham begins PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Senate yesterday opened the first impeachment trial of a governor in six decades, while an attorney for Gov. Evan Mecham implored it to reject the charges against the first- term Republican. "This man hasn't dipped his hands into public funds," attorney Jerris Leonard said. "He hasn't ripped of the treasury. He hasn't committed high c...…
…I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 2, 1988 Prof. enjoys teaching 'love and intimacy (Continued from Page 1) 101, said. "HE is a charismatic person" who can stimulate discussion in a lecture room with about 200 students, Lee said. "It seems like he really cares about what he's saying. You can really see that. It's one of the better classes I've had," said another student, LSA senior Mindy Freedman. Sociology Prof. Mayer Zald said ...…
…I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, March 3, 1988 Mothers may pass AIDS virus to babies BOSTON (AP) - A study of Massachusetts women who gave birth found that one in 500 was infected with the AIDS virus, and researchers projecting their findings nationwide say several thousand AIDS-infected babies could be born in the United States each year. Most surveys of AIDS infection have concen- trated on male homo-sexuals, drug addicts and others ...…
…I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 4, 1988 Students to fight voting violations IN BRIEF By KRISTINE LALONDE A group of University law stu- dents will head south tomorrow to join a national fight against voting rights violations they fear may target supporters of presidential candidate Jesse Jackson in next week's Super Tuesday primaries. Voting rights violations may be more frequent in this year's presidential election because south- ...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, March 7, 1988 Weekend Continued from Page 1 Smith said women were not given positions of power in the media when she first started working after college, but that this situation has changed in the recent past. She said that many of the departments at the Boston Globe are now headed by women. "Things have changed," Smith said. "We wanted the changes to be more drastic. No matter ".'at some of the changes hav...…
….4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 8, 1988 Bush looks to carry South on Su per By The Associated Press Republican presidential rivals searched yesterday for a way to stop George Bush from a clean sweep on Super Tuesday, while Democrats scoured the South for the votes that could propel one of them out of the tightly bunched pack on the biggest primary day in U.S. history. Vice President Bush said a sweep of the 17 GOP primaries was...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 9, 1988- Martin Continued from Page 1 conservative member of the council. Though her beliefs don't correspond to Ann Arbor's liberal mainstream, Martin has long been an active and enthusiastic participant locally. After graduating from Eastman Music Conservatory in Rochester, New York, Martin and her late husband came to Ann Arbor when he joined the engineering faculty. That was 30 years ago. She...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, March 10, 1988_ Art class aids non-profit groups IN BRIEF By THERESA LAI The walls of the NorthACampus art studio are mostly bare, but local organizations say talent beams vi- brantly from the design workshop housed there. The University School of Art's Graphic Design Production Work- shop is a "unique" course which pro- vides art students with the opportu- nity to explore the professional world "while gai...…
…4 Page 2- The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 11, 1988 WC BN Continued from Page 1 proposal made by the WCBN's Ex- icutive Programming Staff to rein- state Daley as an on-air staff member would have gone through if not for Gilmartin's actions. MICH AND is definitely in support of Daley returning to the station and said, "The playing of ('Run Nigger, Run') was not racis The way (Chris Daley) handle playing the song was incorrect. B the way CB...…
…I Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, March 14, 1988 Dukakis addresses the AFL-CIO IN BRIEF By ANNA BORGMAN Special to the Daily LANSING - Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis courted AFL-CIO members at a manufacturing plant in Lansing on Saturday, hoping to garner support for the upcoming Michigan caucus. In so doing, he joined two other presidential hopefuls campaigning in the state over the weekend. Dukakis said he hoped to win in Michigan w...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 15, 1988 Elections Party lobbies for mandatory class on racism, sexism Continued from Page 1 for summer orientation. In addition, Phillips said MSA would pressure the University to of- fer more women's studies classes, and would lobby for minorities and gays to fill administration and faculty positions when they become vacant. The party's other major project is lessening students' financial burden by...…
…"age 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Counselor Social worker specializes in eating disorders Continued from Page 1 the University's Mental Health Scr- vice, which merged with Counseling Services in the Michigan Union in 1976. She was a full time staff member at the program until last year, when she reduced her schedule to part time hours. THE COUNSELING Services Office is specifically targeted for short-term treatment. Tom Mor...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, March 17, 1988 MSA puts code, PIRGIM to vote IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By LISA WINER Two traditionality hot issues on campus - a proposed code of non- academic conduct and a negative chek-off funding system for the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan - may help decide the outcome of Michigan Student Assembly elections next week. The issues will be voted upon by students as th...…
…page 2,-The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 18, 1988 Groups address 'U' regents group presents -arcastic view pf research By DAVID SCHWARTZ " Several students who want to see Inilitary research discontinued at the 4 niversity made an unusual presen- 'tation at the public comments por- tion of yesterday'scUniversity's :board of Regents meeting. Rather than condemning weapons research on campus, two students gave tongue-in-cheek speeches out- lin...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, March 21, 1988 Dukakis maintains lead into Puerto Rico TN H R TFF m By the Associated Press Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis re- mained the leader of the Democratic presidential pack as the dust settled on more delegate-count- ing in Kansas, Texas, and South Dakota. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico was holding Repub- lican and Democratic presidential primaries yes- terday, with Vice President George Bush poised to...…
