…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom W e y Vol. XCVIII, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, May 6, 1988 r Daily 6,000 'U' graduates celebrate Alternative graduation ceremony praises activists BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE About 25 graduating student ac- tivists pledged to "let their light shine" and to continue to work for social change during an alternative commencement ceremony last Saturday afternoon in Rackham Amphitheater. "Our goal is not to go ou...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988 MSA prepares budget, response' to regents' anger about actions BY RYAN TUTAK pletely antagonistic this time because our presentation Michigan Student Assembly leaders have postponed could mean whether we get funded." submitting their budget request to the University's M Board of Regents to have time to gain the board's sup- MSA President Michael Phillips, an LSA senior, port, one MSA official s...…
…The Michigan Daily- Friday, May 6, 1988-Pag.3 City council may ban downtown skateboarders BY PETER MOONEY Ann Arbor's downtown skateboarders may soon find their favorite mode of transportation subject to criminal penalties. Last Monday, the Ann Arbor City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance that would ban skateboarding in downtown shopping districts. Mayor Gerald Jernigan said he proposed the ordi- nance in response to complaints fr...…
…Page 4 --The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988 -a- - , "I wouldn't be surprised if this at an event like graduation. attitude is "hard to reconcile, and has G rad u ation was the last graduation held in the He added that the University may gone on for over 100 years." tadium," he said, adding that the make some changes for future cere- The regents distributed four hon- ceremony might be broken down to monies, such as breaking them down o...…
…several "positive" actions MSA has M SA taken this year, such as opposing "passing up" at football games and Continued from Page 2 improving decorum at commence- rcistnd anti - a n a ment. But he added, "they have cre- racist, and an ti-lesbian/gay ated more headaches than they have hypocrisy." But the assembly voted resolved." to rescind this clause in the face of MSA, which now receives a $7 strong constituent opposition at its mandatory stu...…
… OPINION Page 6 Friday, May 6, 1988 The Michigan Daily I Dishonorable degree Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board. Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. A vitory for Bo THE REGENTAL DECISION-TA- give Bo Schembechler the dual positions of Athletic Director and head football coach creates a rare opportunity to applaud the Uni- versity administration. P...…
…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan Daily Friday, May 6, 1988 Page 7 Muslim rebel's holy war in Afghanistan Tamim Adnani is a Mujahideen fighting in Afghanistan. Last week on April 28, he visited Ann Arbor to raise funds for the Mujahideen struggle against the Soviets in Afghanistan. "Mujahideen" is the collective Arabic name for Muslim fighters, and is the popular label for the Afghan rebels fighting the Soviet's Afghanistan invasion. He is a Pale...…
…Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988 GRADUATION: Circumstance outweighed pomp at Michigan Stadium last Saturday as graduates showed there are many ways to celebrate - few of which include actually watching the ceremony. A . v . M. f , , < ,' . { a; ;: f ' ':... . a . I Seniors walk to commencement on the train tracks by Elbel Field. LSA students Susan Kelly and Jand Shulman's commencement address. …
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988- Page 9 JOHN MUNSON/Dt Champagne rained as LSA Dean Peter Steiner announced the graduation of the LSA students. had their minds elsewhere during Marshall A new University alumnus cartwheels for joy on the football field. …
…Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988 Construction sites clutter campus BY DONNA IADIPAOLO ning study which tries to solve A deluge of new construction problems such as pedestrian cross- projects has left many central cam- ings and the development of service pus sites looking like war zones - buildings. overrun by bulldozers and surrounded Many students and faculty have by trenches. complained about the campus-wide Among the most v...…
…ARTS he Michigan Daily Friday, May 6, 1988 Page 11 'That'll Be The Day' arrives with drama BY LISA MAGNINO PERFORMANCE Network puts the old saying "It's all according to your point of view" in rspective this weekend in its latest production, That'll Be The Day. Written by former Hopwood Ninner and one of Performance Net- kork's six playwrights-in-residence, 1l Sjoerdsma, the psychological rama centers on a convicted mur- erer who recites the ...…
…Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 6, 1988 A Uts date Odd Sox bop into Rick's to celebrate their recently released second single. Tue day IThe Ann Arbor premiere of Summer It's the first weekend of vacation and is tonight at the Michigan at 6:30 -U. est nls rfso ae luckily there are lots of ways to cel- itoghatheMcgnat63University English professor James ebrate thse laz h az y p.m. It's about a woman abandoned Winn presents a slide sho...…
…SPORTS e Michigan D oily Friday, May 6, 1988 Page 13 SBo supporters flock to defend new AD Y STEVE BLONDER The University's Board o f egents' decision to name Michigan otball coach Bo Schembechler as new athletic director has met th a positive response. "It's the greatest thing that could ave happened. Bo is the best choice >r the school, and the best choice r Michigan. That's what it's all bout," said Richard Caldarazzo, a rominent alumnus. ...…
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…Qp ji j . * 'M'finds rough LJ LLI/VLI . time on diamond BY MIKE GREIFENBERG inning to score the decisive runs. relief faltered again. Mike Grimes The Michigan women's softball It wasn't as if Michigan had no yielded a three-run shot to Masteller ceam's slim first-place lead in the chances. With one out in the sixth, that tied the game, 4-4 in the fifth. Big Ten became slimmer Wednesday the Wolverines loaded the bases. All It stayed that way in...…
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