Parties take hit in MSA rep. elections
Going into the Michigan Student Assembly elections last week, many candidates and assembly members thought this term would be dominated by strong party showings. They were wrong.
Students pass $1 fee increase
Only a small percentage of the student body voted in last week's Michigan Student Assembly elections - but those who did cast votes favoring an increase of $1 to the current $2.69 per-term student fee for every student on campus. The increase, which must go before the University Board of Regents for approval, would be effective next fall.
'M' underdogs stun OSU
In the end, it just didn't matter. It didn't matter that Ohio State was No. 2 in the nation. It didn't matter that the Buckeyes were undefeated. Or that they had already locked up a Rose Bowl berth. Or even that the Michigan-Ohio State game was in Columbus.
Group camps out on Diag for homeless awareness
Early Friday morning, 15 students woke up on the Diag to the sounds of birds chirping.
They weren't lying there because they were locked out of their dorm rooms or apartments - they spent the night there to support Homeless Awareness Week.
Taxes top governors' conference
GRAND RAPIDS - The last time John Engler and prominent governors from across the country convened in Michigan, they hyped an economic plan and a presidential ticket they said would rebuild America.
The Republican Governors Association opened its annual conference yesterday without Bob Dole and Jack Kemp - but with the same message of tax cuts and decentralized government. The conference, which runs through Tuesday, kicked off with a reaffirmation of Republican ideology and a new analysis of Democratic victories in the campaign.
Students hit streets in search of a lease
With hundreds of options to choose from, the experience can be overwhelming. But once again students have begun to hit the streets, contending with leases, landlords and increasing rent prices.
The search is on to find housing for next year.
Clinton, Kim appear to settle dispute
Chinese president delivers video of WWII crash site
MANILA, Philippines - When Chinese President Jiang Zemin met President Clinton yesterday, he carried with him a small gift - a photo album and a videocassette documenting the recently discovered crash site in southwestern China of a World War II-era American bomber.
Jiang invited the United States to send a team to examine the site in an attempt to identify the aircraft, believed to be a B-24, and the remains of its crew, which are still in the plane more than half a century after it went down.
Buckeyes take one more in Blood Battle rivalry
The Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines this year with a score of 2,160 to 1,751.
This competition was not for points scored on the gridiron - it was for pints of blood collected in the 15th annual Blood Battle between the Ohio State University and University of Michigan chapters of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and the American Red Cross.
BioStation offers writers closeness, outdoor learning
Folk dancers celebrate traditions with international air, fun
The Folkdancing Club draws a little culture from almost every ethnicity imaginable - anything from the Macerena to Balkan line dances.
"I go just to dance and have a good time," said Elizabeth Mustard, club organizer and a University librarian.
HIV testing may soon be mandatory for pregnant women in Michigan
"There will be a civil libertarian argument against it," said state Sen. Joe Schwarz (R-Battle Creek), a doctor. "But from the standpoint of proper epidemiology and public health policy, it should be required."
Dozens of Michigan babies are born each year with the virus that causes AIDS. Medical experts say 25 percent to 33 percent of all babies born to HIV-infected moms will develop the virus.
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New council to lead Engineering
The Engineering student government has a new engine.
Following last week's elections, junior Kim Dillon is the new University of Michigan Engineering Council president, and junior Jason Bubolz was elected internal vice president. The positions of treasurer and secretary will be filled by junior David Burden and sophomore Susie Milas.
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