'U' ruled guilty of discrimination: Dental School supervisor not blamed
The University was found guilty of discrimination yesterday after a weeklong civil suit alleging racism, but jurors ruled that Dental School supervisor Linda Vachon DeMarco was not guilty.
'U' spent $500K on presidential search process
The University spent more than $500,000 during its search for University President Lee Bollinger, more than five times the amount spent in the previous presidential search.
Simpson found liable for slayings
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable yesterday for the slashing deaths of his ex-wife and her friend, a moral victory for grieving relatives who felt the football great got away with murder.
The jury ordered Simpson to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages and will return Thursday to hear arguments on whether to award millions more in punitive damages.
Two army helicopters crash in northern Israel killing 73 people
SHAAR YESHUV, Israel (AP) - Two transport helicopters shuttling elite troops to Lebanon collided yesterday in fog and rain and crashed in flames into a rural settlement, killing all 73 soldiers aboard. It was Israel's worst military air disaster.
Clinton: Increase college student aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton reached back to poll-tested campaign promises yesterday for a State of the Union address emphasizing voter-friendly ideas: a massive increase in college student aid, health insurance for needy children and a balanced budget by 2002.
U.S. ambassador to France suffers hemorrhage
PARIS - Ambassador Pamela Harriman remained in serious condition yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Harriman, 76, collapsed at an exclusive Paris health club Monday evening and was taken by ambulance to the American Hospital in Neuilly, on the western edge of Paris. A statement issued by the U.S. Embassy gave no details of her medical condition yesterday or any prognosis for her recovery.
MSA will not probe Mehta's allocation
In a secret-ballot vote, Michigan Student Assembly members narrowly decided not to investigate alleged misappropriations by MSA Vice President Probir Mehta.
LSA Rep. Andy Schor introduced the resolution to form an investigative committee, which members voted down 12-18 at last night's weekly MSA meeting.
Blackout leaves students in dark
Darkness descended upon hundreds of University students and employees yesterday afternoon when a Michigan Union cable cord that is linked to a primary power transceiver broke.
Nine University buildings were left without power for more than an hour.
School of Education gets $1.2M for doctoral programs
Educational research development is the goal of a recent $1.2-million grant allocated to the doctoral programs in the School of Education by the Spencer Foundation.
"Five or six of our admitted students a year will be Spencer Fellows," said Education Dean Cecil Miskel.
MSU president gives annual address
EAST LANSING (AP) - Michigan State University will not forget its goals for increasing the diversity of its faculty but will not set binding percentages for hiring, President M. Peter McPherson said yesterday.
"While I am president of Michigan State University, we will not let diversity slip from our agenda," he said in his annual State of the University speech.
Candles light way to hope, healing
Candles reminded last night's crowd of the light that AIDS victims brought to the world.
About 40 people gathered at Ann Arbor's First Congregational Church for a candlelight vigil and musical celebration in memory of those afflicted by HIV/AIDS.
AIDS Memorial Quilt to unfold at 'U' building
Flooded by statistics and warnings about the dangers of AIDS, students can witness a personal testimony to the disease's victims this week.
The Names Project/AIDS Memorial Quilt is expected to come to the University's Track and Tennis Building tomorrow evening with a ceremony featuring the Ann Arbor Boy's Choir.
DNA results support Sheppard's testimony in famous 'Fugitive' trial
An enduring mystery in the history of crime - the 1954 Sam Sheppard murder case that inspired the TV series "The Fugitive" - may have been resolved yesterday. New DNA testing of 42-year-old evidence from the Ohio slaying suggests Sheppard was telling the truth when he said that an intruder, and not he, bludgeoned his pregnant wife to death.
Pilots may strike at American Airlines
WASHINGTON - American Airlines said yesterday it would suspend all operations immediately if it is struck by its pilots union Feb. 15, an action that could leave thousands of passengers stranded in the middle of one of the biggest holiday travel weekends of the year.
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