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Mann gives 'Apple' lecture: Biology lecturer gets to 'the point'

Although biology lecturer Eric Mann is usually consumed with his subject matter, proteins and nucleotides were absent from his ideal last lecture. Mann, the recipient of the seventh annual Golden Apple Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, mixed humor and seriousness last night to move a crowd of nearly 400 to their feet for a standing ovation.

Associate provost dies of cancer

The University lost one of its most prized administrators Sunday night to a five-year battle with lymphomic cancer. Susan Lipschutz, associate provost for academic affairs, died Sunday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. Lipschutz, 53, fought a courageous battle against the illness, which required her to receive a bone marrow transplant two years ago.

Merit-based scholarships on the rise: Search for quality students drives up

For students who excelled in high school and aced college entry exams, universities are more willing than ever to show you the money. Results in a new book, "The Student Aid Game," show that merit-based scholarship money is on the rise at many institutions.

Ann Arbor to get new area code

The 313 area code in part of Ann Arbor will go the way of the rotary phone starting this December. Effective Dec. 13, 1997, the 313 area code used with most local phone numbers will change to 734.

McDougal sentenced in Whitewater: McDougal gets reduced sentence in Whitewater probe

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - James McDougal, a former partner with the Clintons in the failed Whitewater Arkansas land venture, was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after the Whitewater independent counsel asked for a reduced sentence because of the assistance McDougal gave prosecutors.

GM sees earnings rise 76 percent : First-quarter revenues show largest rise in a decade

DETROIT - Despite persistent labor woes, General Motors said yesterday that first-quarter earnings improved 76 percent over a year ago on the strength of its best domestic performance in a decade. The company attributed the earnings improvement to strides in cutting manufacturing costs while introducing a slew of new car and truck models in the U.S. market.

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Child welfare lecture brings legislation to light: Alumnus A. Sydney Johnson predicts welfare changes

The status of welfare in America faces change in the immediate future. And the results could be dramatic. At the Fedele F. and Iris M. Memorial Lecture on Child Welfare yesterday University alumnus A. Sydney Johnson, executive director of the American Public Welfare Association, stressed that ordinary citizens can and should go to policy makers and state their views.

Alumnus funds LSA writing center

Students buried in writing final papers might feel more relief next fall when a new $5-million writing center opens on campus. University alumnus John Sweetland recently donated $5 million to launch a writing center in LSA to improve students' writing skills. The center will be named in honor of Sweetland's late wife, Gayle, who was an award-winning writer, editor and publisher of U.

Bill would require most inmates to earn diploma before parole

DETROIT (AP) - No diploma, no parole. That's the idea behind a bill in the state Legislature. The bill sponsored by state Rep. John Freeman (D-Madison Heights) would require most inmates to earn a high school diploma or its equivalent while in prison to qualify for parole.

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