Clinton hails air safety report: Proposals toughen aviation safety and security
WASHINGTON - A White House panel chaired by Vice President Al Gore presented President Clinton yesterday with dozens of new proposals to toughen aviation safety and security, such as using computerized databases to spot potential terrorists and radically changing the way the nation's air traffic system is funded.
Ashes mark beginning of Lent
The blessings of ashes on the faces of students at local churches yesterday symbolized their rebirth from sin.
Ash Wednesday marks the day when Christians celebrate the sacrifices made by Jesus and begin the spiritual season of Lent that ends in Easter.
Fitzsimmons reflects on lost bid for congressional seat
Joe Fitzsimmons summed up his feelings about his failed 1996 campaign for a seat on the U.S. House of Representatives in two words - "no regrets."
"I went from being a complete unknown to getting 42 percent of the vote," Fitzsimmons told the University chapter of the College Republicans last night.
'U' prof. presents new historical information
Students seeking more information about African American history have something new to turn to, thanks to history and African American studies Prof. Earl Lewis.
Lewis, who is also an associate Rackham dean, has spent the past five years compiling information for an 11-volume set of books titled "The Young Oxford History of African Americans," which he co-edited.
Panel talks on sexual orientation
Only 18 people occupied Angell Hall Auditorium A last night during a panel discussion on sexual orientation, making it the second Diversity Days event in the last two days with low attendance.
While Diversity Days coordinator Adam Schlifke, an LSA junior, said he was disappointed by the lack of participation at last night's event, he said it is a good start for the program's future success.
Car phones may contribute to accidents: Drivers at high risk when talking on the phone while behind the wheel
Talking on a cellular phone while driving may quadruple a person's risk of having a serious auto accident, a new study has found.
The research, reported in today's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, examined crash reports and telephone billing records of several hundred Canadian drivers with cell phones who had collisions during a 14-month period. The authors calculated that within a few minutes after beginning a call in their cars, drivers were 4.
American Airlines nears strike deadline
WASHINGTON - President Clinton yesterday urged American Airlines Inc. and its pilots union to settle their contract dispute, but declined to intervene in the matter before tomorrow night's strike deadline, despite entreaties from congressional leaders from several affected states.
New test may help detect prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer often become aware of their condition too late, leaving themselves with an incurable disease.
But some University researchers hope a new test they have developed to detect prostate cancer will give men quick and accurate answers.
ACLU president to speak tonight
Nadine Strossen, a veteran civil rights crusader and president of the American Civil Liberties Union, is scheduled to speak tonight about civil rights as they're applied to minority issues.
Strossen is speaking as part of the weeklong Diversity Days event.
State focuses on minimum wage bill
LANSING (AP) - The Legislature delivered some good news to workers who earn Michigan's $3.35 minimum wage by agreeing yesterday to increase their pay for the first time in 16 years.
Competing bills passed by the Senate and the House - one sponsored by a Republican and one by a Democrat - would raise the state minimum wage, first to $4.75 an hour and then to $5.15 an hour.
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MGM Grand pursues plans to open casino: Company allies with 9 Detroit businesses
DETROIT (AP) - MGM Grand Inc., is placing a bet on Detroit and hoping to come up with a full house.
MGM Grand, one of the nation's top hotel/casino and entertainment companies announced yesterday it has formed an alliance with nine Detroit business, civic and community leaders in pursuit of a license to own and operate a casino in Detroit.
Few taxpayers choose to file state's 'no-form' income tax
LANSING (AP) - Michigan's new no-form, no-file tax plan is a slow starter with state taxpayers.
When Gov. John Engler first touted the plan a year ago, he said as many as 500,000 taxpayers - about one in 10 - could avoid the hassle of filling out state income tax forms.
Mayors critique education plan
EAST LANSING (AP) - Gov. John Engler's proposal to have the state take over school districts with low test scores got a poor review from Michigan's urban mayors yesterday.
Flint Mayor Woodrow Stanley said at a meeting of the Michigan Urban Core Mayors that the governor's takeover proposal seemed to be aimed primarily at city districts.
Army sex scandals spread to Germany
BONN, Germany (AP) - The sex scandals in the U.S. Army have spread to Germany, where the service relieved three male instructors of their duties after 11 female soldiers accused them of sexual abuse and harassment.
Two of the instructors at Darmstadt training center have been in custody since Feb. 7 after allegedly trying to "influence the testimony" of one woman, the Army said yesterday.
UCLA officials release transcripts
LOS ANGELES - University administrators released late last week the 22-page transcript of an illegal closed meeting held by University of California regents on Nov. 14, 1996, nearly three months after Student Regent Jess Bravin blew the whistle on the meeting.
Eating disorders plague athletes
NORMAN, Okla. - Corey Ivy attends the University of Oklahoma on an athletic scholarship. He is a linebacker - No. 43. He stands at 6-foot-1. He weighs 238 pounds. He is also a recovering bulimic.
Contrary to popular belief, dysfunctional eating habits are common in male athletes. Ivy is one of a number of males afflicted with an eating disorder. Conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and compulsive overeating have expanded from the girls' bathrooms to the athletic arena.
Vienna University apologizes for Nazi involvement, plans investigation
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Vienna University apologized yesterday for its involvement with Nazism and announced a broad investigation into whether the bodies of Holocaust victims were the basis for detailed drawings in a highly acclaimed, widely used anatomy book.
Clinton clears way for CNN post in Cuba
WASHINGTON - In a move that the White House believes will help "bring about peaceful democratic change in Cuba," the Clinton administration cleared the way for CNN to open a bureau on the island and gave nine other news organizations permission to do the same - if Havana agrees.
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