Students flock to Metro to catch flights
Whatever mode of transportation they use during the Thanksgiving holiday, for many University students the destination is the same - home sweet home.
Many out-of-state residents opt to fly home for Thanksgiving, but earlier this week, freezing rains and snow threatened to halt students' travel plans.
Clinton ends trip, pledges commitment
At the same time, however, he singled out Myanmar (formerly called Burma) for a special rebuke, calling it a nation that has failed to move toward democracy and has tolerated a major narcotics trade.
Clinton's comments came at the end of a postelection journey through Australia, the Philippines and Thailand during which he met with Asian leaders, won an agreement for a top-level summit with China, helped push through a far-reaching trade proposal cutting tariffs on information technology and reinforced U.S. ties to Pacific Rim governments.
Engineering to rework courses
In an effort to overhaul curriculum and offer students the opportunity to graduate in four years, the College of Engineering recently adopted "Curriculum 2000" - a plan stemming from almost a decade of work.
Faculty said the new coursework plan will allow students increased flexibility in scheduling and will reduce the amount of time students spend pursuing their Engineering degrees to four years.
Republican governors examine gender gap
Republican National Committee Chair Haley Barbour said party research showed that Bob Dole and congressional Republican candidates fared even worse among female voters that was suggested in media exit polls.
"You play a huge role in demonstrating to those voters why they should be voting Republican," Barbour told the closing session of the three-day Republican Governors Association meeting.
'U' seeks to attract minorities
DEARBORN - Reinforcing the University's commitment to diversity, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions looked to recruit a broader spectrum of students at the 14th annual Minority Student Symposium last night.
The recruitment event, titled "The Pursuit of Excellence," attracted more than 300 minority high school students from around the state to the Dearborn Inn.
Ex-guerrillas deny CIA drug connection
WASHINGTON - Former Nicaraguan contra leader Eden Pastora told the Senate intelligence committee yesterday that he accepted money and gifts from a friendly countryman without knowing the man was a cocaine dealer in the United States.
But Pastora and the onetime leader of the main anti-Sandinista contra group, Adolfo Calero, repeatedly denied during a sometimes tumultuous hearing that the CIA had supported or condoned drug trafficking to finance the war against the leftist government in Managua.
Family donates tree to hospital
Pat and Annie Lavergne know what it's like to have a young child in the hospital, and both of them realize the difficulty children have with staying in a hospital during the holidays.
So the couple decided to make the lives of such children a bit brighter this year, and in doing so they gave thanks to the hospital that saved their son's life.
Wixom woman not close to shooter
WIXOM, Mich. (AP) - The woman who was an apparent object of Gerald Atkins' desire said she had nothing to do with the gunman who allegedly attacked the auto plant where she worked.
Deborah Myers, 39, an employee at the Ford Wixom Plant who met Atkins at a local bar about six weeks ago, spoke out against the media attention directed at her yesterday and asked to be left alone.
MSA task force to look at M-Card
In an effort to keep campaign promises made during various election seasons, the Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to create a task force to analyze and reform the M-Card.
"This is something we talk about a lot while campaigning but haven't done much about," said Engineering Rep. David Burden, who was re-elected to the assembly last week and proposed the task force. "Now we're doing something."
More poor need food
"Pantries are going to get hit very hard," Bill Kerr, chief executive officer of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, told Booth Newspapers. "I believe there's going to be a lot of fallout."
Kerr said his organization, which supplies food pantries and soup kitchens in 22 counties, is receiving more requests for help from the "working hungry" - people with jobs who can't make ends meet because of low pay.
Takeout Thanksgiving popular in Plymouth
So two years ago, Mayer latched onto a new holiday tradition that's becoming increasingly popular, even in her hometown of Plymouth, where Thanksgiving began.
She ordered out for her home-cooked meal.
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