Neal charts new territory
One late summer day, interim President Homer Neal went to football practice.
Though Neal has spent an entire professional career in physics labs and administrative posts at several institutions, this was the first time he observed a school's football team in practice.
'U' student attacked in Bursley lot
A female University student was held at gunpoint and sexually assaulted and robbed in broad daylight in a parking lot across from Bursley residence hall last Saturday.
The perpetrator allegedly forced the 18-year-old student into the passenger-side seat of her car at 8 a.m. in the NC-31 parking lot on North Campus. He allegedly threatened her with a handgun, sexually assaulted her and robbed her of $30, releasing the victim and fleeing the scene before Department of Public Safety officers arrived.
SAPAC head to leave group next month
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center will soon lose a valued leader.
After four years, Director Debi Cain plans to leave SAPAC and begin work Nov. 15 developing and directing an institute for training professionals in dealing with cases of violence against women.
Candidates downplay gay rights
From chalkings on the Diag to debates on the floor of the House, lesbian, gay and bisexual issues are coming out of the closet and into the political arena.
Despite recent high-profile legislation such as the Defense of Marriage Act and the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, support for gay issues is still only whispered on the campaign circuit, experts say.
MSA throws support to NWROC
In a series of moves, the Michigan Student Assembly is gradually teaming up with the National Women's Rights Organizing Coalition.
In a Steering Committee meeting Sunday, the assembly condemned the city of Ann Arbor for issuing a $36,000 bill to NWROC for the group's involvement in an anti-Ku Klux Klan rally in June.
Clinton cabinet member salutes local rep.
School of Natural Resources and the Environment students got the chance to talk shop with a member of President Clinton's cabinet, who was on campus yesterday to campaign with U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor).w
Annual awards ceremony honors faculty achievements
Enriching the University community through dedication in teaching, research, and other academic activities, 15 University faculty members gained praise at an annual awards assembly last night.
A mix of the honorary faculty members' relatives and a small number of students gathered in the Rackham Amphitheatre for the award ceremony, which highlighted each recipient's achievements.
FY97 may not change much
Fiscal Year 1997 crept into Ann Arbor quietly last week.
The changes in fiscal policies that went into effect Oct. 1, including a new welfare bill and an increase in the minimum wage, are having little impact in Michigan, experts say.
Alumni group creates family ties
At a University of nearly 35,000 students, feeling lost in the crowd can be very easy and feeling disconnected after graduation can be even easier.
But organizations like the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Council have emerged to come to the aid of lost students and confused alums.
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