Police use chemical spray to end fight at dance
Department of Public Safety officers report that they used chemical spray to stop a fight that started in the Michigan Union early Saturday morning after a fraternity dance.
"At approximately 12:45 (a.m.) Saturday a fight occurred at an (Omega Psi Phi) fraternity dance in the Union," said DPS spokesperson Elizabeth Hall. "The fight escalated and U of M Department of Public Safety officers intervened, taking necessary action to insure the safety of the 600 people attending the event.
'U' Medical Center to face audit: U.S. Department of Health to investigate billing practices
The University Medical Center faces a federal investigation into the billing practices of teaching physicians in the upcoming months.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a national audit of teaching hospitals last June to investigate physicians' bills submitted to the government for medical services provided to Medicare patients since 1990.
Students celebrate Caribfest
Several students paid their own tribute Saturday to "Carnival Week," an annual street party which begins in Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow.
Dressed in red, green and turquoise, 10 students brought the spirit of Carnival Week to the University with their performance, "Flag Party," set to uplifting reggae music.
Trotter House: 25 years as 'U' cultural center
An old house on Washtenaw Avenue was honored Friday night in celebration of its 25th year as a cultural center in the University community.
More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members filled an upstairs room in the William Monroe Trotter House, named after an early 20th-century civil rights advocate.
ASSIST-ME@umich.edu: Problem-solver available on e-mail
It may not be Dear Abby.
But students in need of advice and guidance can turn to a different source: ASSIST-ME@umich.edu, an e-mail address linking the University to the Dean of Students and the University ombuds.
Education tax breaks raise questions
WASHINGTON - Ask David Merkowitz what he thinks of President Clinton's tax proposals to help families finance higher education and he will tell you a funny story about his car insurance.
Merkowitz, who has a daughter in college, receives a discount on his premium if she keeps a B average - a break that works like the $1,500 tax credit proposed by the president.
MSA votes to end GSI teaching limits
Michigan Student Assembly members have passed a resolution calling for the elimination of teaching restrictions for graduate student instructors.
Currently, GSIs who teach courses in LSA departments are restricted from teaching for more than 10 terms, or five years, because of a limit set in 1987.
First-year students form diversity group
A group of first-year students are applying the concepts they learned in a class last semester to form a group to promote diversity on campus.
After taking a first-year seminar on race and ethnicity, the students have formed a group to facilitate communication and encourage dialogue between diverse races, genders, religions and classes.
State Legislature, Gov. Engler propose solutions to x roads
Ann Arborites who are tired of popping tires on pothole-filled roads may take heart in various proposals by Gov. John Engler and the state Legislature.
Both state Republicans and Democrats are proposing solutions to help fund road repairs. A popular option is to get more federal funding.
Minimum wage bill tops state legislature calendar
LANSING (AP) - Warmed-up leftovers are still on the plates of state lawmakers this week as legislation to boost the state minimum wage tops the calender in both chambers.
The issue is left over from the last session, when the House passed an increase but the Senate shunned it. Now the Senate is leading the move with a bill more palatable to Republicans but covering fewer young workers than last year's measure.
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Israeli politicians debate policy after helicopter crash
JERUSALEM - Just days after 73 Israeli soldiers were killed in an accident as they flew to southern Lebanon, lawmakers from governing and opposition parties alike have urged the government to re-examine its policy of continuing Israel's costly occupation of Lebanese territory.
Pilot plans to fly the route of Amelia Earhart in July
The sun is slipping behind the hills of rural central Texas, and Linda Finch, in jeans and a plaid flannel shirt, is at the controls of her three-seat Beechcraft Baron.
Ecuador's Congress names new pres. in deal with military
QUITO, Ecuador - In a deal worked out with Ecuador's powerful military, Congress named the vice president to the top executive post yesterday, ending a political crisis that threw this small Andean country into chaos.
Private colleges use early admissions to choose class of 2001
From Stanford to Harvard and Yale and other elite schools around the United States, admission committees are now gathering to pore over applications for September's incoming class.
With one catch: much of the class of 2001 has already been picked.
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