Diag Kiss-In celebrates relationships, acceptance
When Robert Welcher embraced and kissed his partner Friday on the Diag, he demonstrated more than affection.
He took a step toward displaying his relationship to others.
Chicano poet speaks of civil rights
When it comes to the Mexican American civil rights movement, Ana Castillo knows what she's talking about.
She should - she was there.
Albright tours Italy
ROME - Never at a loss for a cliche, the Italian press greeted America's new secretary of state yesterday as the "iron lady" of U.S. diplomacy. The comparison with Britain's Margaret Thatcher may be a bit of a stretch, but Madeleine Albright did display a certain Thatcheresque streak in her ministerial debut on the world stage.
'U' joins national festivities to honor engineers this week
National Engineers Week has existed since 1951, but it is new to the University this year.
Despite the snow, nearly 50 Engineering students gathered for brunch yesterday at Pierpont Commons to help kick off the week's festivities.
Black Greek Association steps to history month
African American History Month stepped to a different beat Friday night as Black Greek Association members honored their organization and culture at the second-annual Step Show Competition.
After four months of planning and rehearsals, the African American Task Force-sponsored event drew more than 300 people to the Power Center.
Clinton puts pilots back into the skies
NEW YORK (AP) - The word "strike" doesn't conjure up such scary images to the flying public anymore.
That is the precedent set by President Clinton in ordering American Airlines pilots back to work within minutes after they declared a strike early Saturday, averting chaotic disruptions to hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Astronauts to repair Hubble telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers yesterday ordered the Discovery astronauts to mount a fifth, unplanned spacewalk Monday to shore up cracked and peeling insulation on the Hubble Space Telescope.
The observatory, one of the premier instruments of 20th-century science, is not in any immediate danger of overheating or suffering any other ill effects from the surprisingly tattered insulation.
ECB tutors unite with Detroit student mentees
It wasn't quite like meeting a mystery date on MTV's "Singled Out," but it certainly was surprising.
After a two-month online relationship, mentors from the English Composition Board Peer Tutoring Program and their mentees at Detroit's Murray-Wright High School met face to face Friday morning.
Newspaper Guild OKs unconditional back-to-work offer
DETROIT (AP) - While insisting that the 19-month-old newspaper strike is far from over, Newspaper Guild Local 22 members yesterday approved an unconditional offer to return to work.
About 200 members met behind closed doors for about two hours before the vote. Local 22 President Lou Mleczko said about 60 percent had approved the offer, but he said there was no exact count because they raised hands.
Minimum wage hike still tops House, Senate agendas: Votes expected tomorrow on two bills to take effect in July
LANSING (AP) - For the fourth week in a row, the chief item on the Legislature's agenda is a measure that will affect less than one-tenth of one percent of Michigan residents.
But those who advocate bringing the state minimum wage in line with the federal government's higher rate say it's worth the effort to give those earning the state's lower wage of $3.35 an hour their first raise in 16 years.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Lead speaker absent from event
After the announcement that keynote speaker Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, could not attend Thursday night's Diversity Days event, the crowd of more than 200 people quickly diminished to about 150.
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