'U' may name president today
It's been more than 400 days since former University President James Duderstadt announced his resignation. Now, the Board of Regents is most likely hours away from selecting his successor. The board is scheduled to begin public deliberations about the four finalists at 9 a.m. today in the Fleming Administration Building. They have spent the past two weeks publicly interviewing the candidates, watching their interactions with the University community at town-hall-type meetings and socializing with them over dinner.
Gender biases may exist in evaluations
A short time from now, students will be taking finals and filling out teacher evaluations. And while students are stressed over finals, members of the faculty are concerned about the evaluations. Many schools in the University use the student feedback as a vehicle for determining teachers' abilities, and in turn, are often used as a basis for the monetary value of a faculty member.
Student vote may decide close race
Student voters may bridge a narrow gap between the Democratic incumbent and the Republican challenger in today's U.S. House election. "Students are going to represent more than 10 percent of what it's going to take to win," said U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor). "That could have a significant impact on the election."
Voter turnout traditionally high at 'U'
University students are no strangers to long lines. But if they wait too long today, they may find themselves at the end of an 800-person line to vote.
NWROC marches against California Proposition 209
The National Women's Rights Organizing Coalition had its first successful campus march for affirmative action of the school year yesterday. More than 30 participants, including students and NWROC members from Ann Arbor and Detroit, gathered on the Diag at noon before going on an hourlong march throughout campus.
Last-minute rallying closes campaign
President Clinton appealed for a second term yesterday by taking credit for a revived economy and promising that if given four more years, "we'll be better off still." Battling the odds on election eve, Bob Dole warned of mounting Clinton ethical questions and declared: "America deserves better." Control of Congress was at stake, too, as Americans prepared to cast ballots in the last presidential election of the 1900s. Clinton had the upper hand in the race against Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot, while Republicans were favored to keep their House and Senate majorities.
Social Work undergoes changes, growth
The construction on the corner of South and East University avenues will eventually house the School of Social Work, currently located in the Frieze Building. The new facility symbolizes the changes and new outlook social work will take on in the next millennium.
"Society is changing. We have a need to respond to what the world might look like in five to 10 years," said Srinika Jayaratne, associate dean of Social Work.
Kevorkian's lawyer says family will not help prosecutors
At a news conference yesterday, Geoffrey Fieger also said that some relatives of Loretta Peabody would not cooperate with an Ionia County grand jury's investigation into her death.< In harsh terms, Fieger condemned Ionia County Prosecutor Raymond Voet and Oakland County Prosecutor Richard Thompson, saying they were harassing Kevorkian and Peabody's family.
Native American attorney speaks on issues, celebration
Loud, booming drum beats shook the usually silent halls of the Law School's Hutchins Hall last night. The music was accompanied by an Honors Song chanted in the Menominee language in tribute to Mary Al Balber, an assistant attorney general in Minnesota who spoke to students last night. Five of the Treetown Singers, a group of local Native American performers, participated in the chant.
MSA lobbies for student loans in nation's capital
Some members of the Michigan Student Assembly believe that when students cast their votes in today's national elections, it doesn't necessarily mean their voices will be adequately represented in Washington, D.C. MSA Vice President Probir Mehta and three LSA representatives went to Washington, D.C., last week to lobby lawmakers for the protection and expansion of student loan programs - and left students in Ann Arbor to float the $1,200 bill, using MSA funds.
Two 'U' alums use their diplomas to run for ofce
Two recent University graduates didn't jump right into the work force after graduation. They didn't decide to tour Europe, and they didn't decide to take some time to "find themselves." Harold Ford Jr. and Chris Schmitt started running for political office even before they finished classes.
Student vote split between five City Council wards
When students vote for City Council members today, some say their votes will not have great impact. Ann Arbor is divided into five pie-shaped wards that begin in the center of the city and radiate outward, distributing University students into all the wards.
Levin, Romney make final campaign stops in state
Their appeals took them from the Detroit area across the state to Grand Rapids. But candidates with more local races also were busy knocking on doors, stopping at plant gates and shaking hands in diners to pull in more votes. Voters heading to the polls today were barraged yesterday with campaign ads and calls urging them to vote.
High court upholds prayer decision
But confusion still reigns over just what the Constitution allows, and school officials nationwide remain caught in the middle of what the National School Boards Association calls "religious warfare." The justices, acting without comment, let stand rulings that declared the 1994 Mississippi law a violation of the constitutionally required separation of church and state.
Zairian rebels halt warfare, declare temporary cease-fire
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - With the international community threatening to intervene, Zairian Tutsi rebels declared a cease-fire yesterday in eastern Zaire and agreed to allow aid agencies to try to get Hutu refugees home to Burundi and Rwanda. Fighting between Tutsi-led rebels and Zairian troops has forced hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee their U.N. camps, venturing deeper into Zaire and farther from the reach of aid workers. Diplomats and aid groups met yesterday in two African capitals to discuss what to do next.
Officials defend missile launches at Iraqi targets
Perry said that he did not know whether faulty cockpit equipment might be involved or whether the Iraqis were playing cat and mouse with their radar systems. An investigation was under way, he said. In the meantime, allied flights over Iraq's southern no-fly zone will continue, Perry added, even though Saddam Hussein's forces have been ''quite quiet'' in the past week.
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