Bollinger's inauguration date set for next fall: University announces September date for official inauguration
Lee Bollinger will officially sprint into University history and the office of the presidency this September - literally.
Inauguration festivities for Bollinger's initiation as the 12th leader of the maize and blue have been scheduled for September 19, beginning with an 8 a.m. 5K run around campus.
Supreme Court refuses to hear MDS appeal
The Supreme Court will let stand the 6th Circuit Court ruling stand in Michigan Document Service v. Princeton University Publishing.
The 6th U.S. circuit court ruled last year that customers must pay the copyright royalties on course packs purchased from photocopy stores, and the Supreme Court decided yesterday not to hear the case.
Students set for pranks
University President Lee Bollinger suddenly resigned late last night.
Just kidding.
Today, many students will be hoping their friends fall for jokes like that one, and participating in the tradition of performing practical jokes on April 1st, better known as April Fools' Day.
Mineta concerned about rights of Asian Pacific Americans
While controversy is swirling around recent donations received by President Clinton and Vice President Gore, former Congressman Norman Mineta said Asian Pacific Americans are being vilified.
"We find ourselves being used as a political football for political institutions," Mineta said to an audience of about 50 people at the School of Business Administration yesterday. "The well-being of Asian Pacific Americans is not one of their top concerns.
Bollinger seeks new direction with faculty
During the days of former University President James Duderstadt, Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meetings were held behind closed doors in the president's presence and agendas such as the Michigan Mandate were not discussed with the faculty.
Trial of bombing suspect set to begin
DENVER - Amid extraordinarily tight security and a huge news media presence, the trial of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh opened here yesterday with aggressive questioning of prospective jurors that quickly underscored the difficulty of selecting an unbiased panel.
Hussein to meet with Clinton in effort to save Mideast peace
WASHINGTON - Amid growing tension in the Middle East, Jordan's King Hussein is to meet President Clinton and other top U.S. officials today as part of desperate efforts to prevent the region's peace process from further unraveling.
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Mr. Greek Week contest kicks off week's events
In spring, the afternoon sun warms the air to relatively balmy temperatures in Ann Arbor, flowers again push through until-recently frozen topsoil and students skip class to lounge in the Diag.
Meanwhile, the University's Greek organizations put on the year's largest single philanthropic event - Greek Week.
State legislators wish to increase tuition tax credit for students
Although partisan bickering has characterized many sessions of the 89th Michigan state House, a majority of the House legislators agree that Michigan should increase the college tuition tax credit.
"Tax credit is the Cadillac of tax relief for college students," said Rep. A.T. Frank (D-Saginaw), the bill's sponsor.
Abortion ban persists
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge refused to stop a state ban against "partial-birth" abortions from taking effect yesterday, saying he had not had enough time to evaluate a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen chided the plaintiffs - two doctors, three women's health care groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan - for filing the lawsuit Thursday.
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Former 'U' pres. serves on bioethics committee
PRINCETON, N.J. - The National Bioethics Advisory Commission, the organization headed by (former University President Harold) Shapiro investigating the ethical issues of human cloning, is still in the "listening stages" of its mission to devise a comprehensive report of its work, Shapiro said last week.
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