'U' tuition rising slower than average
Tuition rates at the University are rising slowly compared to the national average, according to a recent study released by the College Board. For four-year public institutions, the average rate of tuition increase this year was 6 percent. At the University, the rate of increase for tuition for in-state undergraduates was 3 percent. Out-of-state students are paying 5 percent more this year.
Vendors profit from counterfeit 'U' items
The Block 'M,' the green Spartan and the Colorado buffalo generate billions of dollars in revenue each year for licensed university vendors. And each year, billions more are lost to counterfeiters. In an effort to crack down on counterfeiters, University officials patrol vending areas before football games, checking the labels of T-shirts, pennants and sweatshirts for the University's trademark.
Palestinians, Israelis clash at religious sites
JERUSALEM (AP) - Their fragile peace going up in thick black smoke, Palestinian police and Israeli troops fought with automatic weapons yesterday at holy sites and in the streets of the West Bank and Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians burned tires, threw stones and called for a revolution.
'The Trouble with Washington'
Capitol Hill's feared and revered gathered on campus yesterday to discuss an institution that has outlived many of their political careers. While "The Trouble with Washington" conference was designed to discuss the political atmosphere of the '90s, panelists exuded more than a frustration with the current institution - they expressed nostalgia for a "civility" of bygone days characterized by Tip O'Neil's smoky poker games and last minute cloakroom deals before the House votes come in.
Regent candidates debate 'U' issues
LIVONIA - The four candidates for University Board of Regents met here last night to discuss issues facing the University as it moves into the 21st century.
In their first public forum before the election, the two Democrats and two Republicans fielded questions both from the audience and from the forum's sponsor, the American Association of University Women.
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Russian security chief says nation on 'edge of abyss'
MOSCOW - With President Boris Yeltsin ill and on the sidelines, security chief Alexander Lebed took center stage yesterday and declared that Russia has reached "the edge of the abyss" with a military on the verge of revolt, nuclear reactors threatening to leak radiation and the national leadership in paralysis.
GEO pickets Chrysler to support gay rights
When Ron Woods, a gay man, was hired by the Chrysler Corporation 10 years ago, he made a personal pledge to become the best electrician the car company had ever seen.
Last night, Woods picketed against the company he once loved as he and members of the Graduate Employees Organization's Queer Caucus joined forces to demand that Chrysler specifically protect the rights of gay employees.
MTV bus to register students near Hill
Today, like every day, there will be lots of buses on campus. But today, one bus will be getting a lot more attention than all the rest.
The MTV Choose or Lose bus is scheduled to park outside Hill Auditorium from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today as part of the cable channel's national effort to register and inform young voters.
New Media Union acquaints students with technology
To introduce students to North Campus' new Media Union, organizers put on "Shebang" - four days of computing workshops and film and music presentations that began Tuesday.
"The idea, in one sense, is to provide access to training that students need," said Michael Miller, director of Information Services for the Media Union. "The same workshops might be taken elsewhere but we're bringing them together, which will hopefully bring people into the building so we can show them what we can do with the technologies."
Diabetes group ready for fund-raiser walk
People from all walks of life will be sauntering through Gallup Park this Sunday, raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation in their annual "Walk for the Cure."
"This year's walk will be the first in Ann Arbor," said Pam Prentice, JDF Executive Director for Southeastern Michigan.
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Panel rejects referendum on assisted suicide
LANSING (AP) -A Senate panel yesterday refused to put the question of assisted suicide before voters, instead voting to require doctors to tell terminally ill patients that assisted suicide is illegal.
The Senate Families, Mental Health and Human Services Committee rejected, on a 2-3 party-line vote, an assisted suicide referendum proposed by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township).
Local teachers negotiate contract
Signs urging local residents to "Support Ann Arbor Teachers" have dotted neighborhood yards and windows over the past few weeks.
Linda Carter, who heads the Ann Arbor Education Association, said the signs were placed in the yards of local volunteers to inform the public of ongoing negotiations between the Ann Arbor School Board and the teachers union.
House approves taking DNA samples of convicts
LANSING (AP) - Police would be able to draw blood from convicted murderers, rapists and kidnappers - and use genetic information in the blood to identify repeat offenders - under legislation approved by the state House.
Issues and votes linked, old pols say
Although their names won't appear on the ballots this November, visiting political veterans on campus put in their two cents about voting in the 1996 election.
Unlike the candidates and voters years ago, today's campaign participants understand the sensitive nature of the political process, former House Speaker Thomas Foley said at "The Trouble with Washington" conference yesterday at the Gerald R. Ford Library.
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