Signs may pay off in elections
It looks like hundreds of dollars and countless hours spent blanketing the campus with posters and fliers may pay off for Michigan Student Assembly candidates.
"I voted mostly because of name recognition from the fliers I have seen," said LSA sophomore Rachel Goldner.
Records may show Winters' motives
Michigan football player Charles Winters may have been provoked by years of family troubles when he was arrested for beating his ex-stepfather into unconsciousness last week in Detroit.
When Winters' mother divorced 44-year-old Horace Davis in 1992 after an eight-year marriage, she claimed in divorce court papers that he had been abusive and had threatened to kill her.
Students lend time to studies for cash
Whether it means taking a new drug, giving blood or simply answering a survey, students volunteer their bodies - all in the name of science.
Students participate as subjects in research studies in areas ranging from dermatology to gerontology to psychology - usually in response to advertisements and for money.
Eateries close amid violations
In recent months two popular Ann Arbor restaurants have abruptly closed down surrounded by questions concerning questionable health records.
Not Another Cafe, which was located on South University, and Salad Days, on State Street were both newcomers to the Ann Arbor business scene and were popular among students at the University. Their discreet disappearance came not long after the release of disturbing county health inspection reports.
'U' commission celebrates work
Celebrating 25 years of working toward equality, the University Commission for Women gathered at the Rackham Amphitheatre yesterday to relive struggles, evaluate progress and plan for the future.
The committee was created in 1971 by then-President Robben Fleming in response to a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Bollinger's history still fuels critics
Lee Bollinger was voted in as the 12th University president in a room of applause and emotional acclaim earlier this month.
Even after two regents were initially reserved in their support, Bollinger returned to campus to a virtual parade of well-wishers and an atmosphere of jubilation.
Gunmen rob bank, hide in hotel during stand-off
Dearborn police Chief Ron Deziel said the shootout occurred when police and FBI agents tried to serve an arrest warrant on Commit Rowson, 22, of Detroit at a Red Roof Inn.
Deziel said that as the agents tried to enter the room to question Rowson, he began shooting at the officers. No officers were shot, he said.
Interfraternity Council elects new executive board
A few good men set out to become president of the Interfraternity Council last night, but only one man prevailed.
Civil Engineering junior Ken Tanner of Beta Theta Pi was elected the 1997 president of IFC by the chapter presidents.
UAAO votes in new leadership
The United Asian American Organizations elected four new student leaders last night.
LSA junior Sudhakar Cherukuri was voted in as chair of UAAO, defeating LSA junior Tricia Bagamasbad.
Sen. visits political science class
The last time Nancy Kassebaum walked through Angell Hall, students didn't communicate by e-mail, the Media Union didn't exist on a forested North Campus and candidates didn't spend millions of dollars on television advertising.
When she returned yesterday as a retiring three-term U.S. senator from Kansas with a legacy as a leader in health care reform, she walked past Angell Hall computing center and into a room filled with students who asked questions about campaign finance reform and the future of Social Security.
Age study shows friendship trends
"With age, we tend to feel that our best friends are less demanding," said Aurora Sherman, graduate student of psychology.
Sherman and Toni Antonucci, University researcher and professor of psychology, analyzed the best-friend relationships of 1,498 people between the ages of 13 and 94 to see if the friends said they gave more, less or the same amount of support and advice to the other.
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Neal elected to Ford exec. board
At last week's regents meeting, interim University President Homer Neal talked about the need to connect research benefits to the private sector.
Neal will now have the first-hand experience of linking his research and technological expertise to one of America's biggest corporations - Ford Motor Co.
California TAs strike on five campuses
Although teaching assistants at the University of California at Berkeley yesterday called the first day of their strike for collective bargaining rights a success, Berkeley administrators disagreed.
Lily Khadjavi, president of Berkeley's Association of Graduate Student Employees, estimated the strike canceled about two-thirds of classes and affected thousands of students.
Panel discusses technology, law
Congress is not ignoring growing technologies in the United States. Its members simply don't understand them, said former U.S. Rep. Lou Frey.
Frey, a former Florida representative and University Law School graduate, joined Law students for a discussion hosted by the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review last night. Panelists questioned Frey on the role Congress can play in regulating and participating in technological advances.
Study: Students are drowsiest drivers
With Thanksgiving around the corner, plenty of students will be making a long drive home - a drive that can be dangerous if not prepared for correctly.
A recent study published by Three Rivers Group, which makes the alertness drug Vivarin, concluded that drivers between the ages of 16 and 25 are responsible for the largest number of accidents caused by falling asleep at the wheel. The study was conducted last year by Bradley Hospital's Chronobiology Laboratory in North Carolina.
Rep. denies false residency allegations
The reports have been spread by a few members of the Detroit firefighter and police officer unions angered by Hertel's opposition to a bill that would lift Detroit's residency requirement for city workers, the Detroit Democrat said.
Hertel, currently the House minority leader, takes over as speaker in January.
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