'U' execs made secret deals
It's no secret that former University President James Duderstadt and the Board of Regents operated under strained relations.
But regents say Duderstadt should not have kept secret the compensation agreements he made with top University officials before he stepped down as president.
Jackson to drop by dorm for informal talks
Rev. Jesse Jackson is going back to college this weekend.
The one-time Democratic candidate for president will be visiting a University residence hall and holding a "rap session" with a group of student leaders before speaking at Hill Auditorium on Monday.
Students plan 'peppy' Parents Weekend
Students all over campus have been urged to "Follow the Maize and Blue Road" and that there's "No place like the University of Michigan."
No, Toto, this isn't Oz - the Student Alumni Council designed the slogans to encourage students to participate in this year's Parents Weekend.
New 'U' car powered by electricity, original design
It's not the next Hertz, but a recently completed electric vehicle will join the fleet of rental cars at the University Transportation Services.
Last year, Engineering students developed a car that used both electricity and natural gas. The natural gas fuel has now been phased out, and the car is completely electric.
Fraud case may fuel registrar changes
The investigation of the alleged fraudulent use of an alum's social security number may further fuel the University's recent decision to eliminate the use of the numbers for student identification.
Associate Vice President for University Relations Lisa Baker said yesterday that the University has already planned to stop using a student's social security number for identification purposes.
Feature Photo: Gas leak
Veterans suspect U.S. cover-up
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's latest discovery that 5,000 more veterans of the 1991 Gulf War may have had contact with chemical weapons appeared to heighten suspicion yesterday among veterans of the conflict that the Defense Department has been trying to cover-up the issue.
After 1 year, M-Card not meeting goals
The University's M-Card, the all-in-one replacement for the old student ID, is one year old this fall. The "smart card" was introduced to students and the local community with the promise of simplicity, convenience and a new way of doing business, but a year later there are mixed opinions about its success.
Campus Notes
Poetry links 'U' with high schools
When thinking of the connection between high school and college, some envision applications and shuddering at SATs.
But at the University, there is a connection with high school students that doesn't induce sweating over resumes and anxiously checking the mail.
Feature Photo: Raw appeal
Senate gives final passage to stiffer driver's education plan
LANSING (AP) - Legislation to stiffen driver's education standards for Michigan youth while dropping the mandate that schools offer driver's education narrowly won final approval in the state Senate yesterday.
The bill would make it tougher for a youngster to get a permit or license and require parents to spend more time teaching their kids how to drive. It now goes to Gov. John Engler.
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Israeli soliders killed in ambush
JERUSALEM - Israeli military jets and artillery bombarded suspected guerrilla targets in southern Lebanon yesterday, hours after two Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush that left eight others wounded.
The incident, the most serious attack against Israeli troops in Lebanon since five soldiers were killed June 10, occurred against a backdrop of heightened tensions between Israel and Syria and a flurry of U.S. diplomatic activity aimed at restarting the stalled Middle East peace talks.
House overturns Clinton's late-term abortion bill veto
WASHINGTON - The House voted yesterday to overturn President Clinton's five-month-old veto of legislation that would outlaw a contentious technique to end pregnancies in their late stages, putting the emotionally charged issue in the political spotlight just six weeks before Election Day.
Congress agrees on expanded coverage
WASHINGTON - House and Senate negotiators agreed yesterday to expand insurance coverage for the mentally ill and for new mothers and their infants as the Republican-controlled 104th Congress scrambled to put a voter-friendly polish on its record.
FridayFOCUS: Students struggle to balance class, activities
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