$450K allocated for diversity programs
With less than two weeks remaining in his term as interim University president, Homer Neal launched a new initiative Monday to promote diversity at the University.
The initiative, called the President's New Century Fund for Diversity, will allocate $450,000 to new programs that will "accelerate the University's progress toward the many-faceted goals for diversity at the U-M."
MLK III continues the dream
When he was 5 years old, Martin Luther King III got his first taste of national attention.
All because of one little speech.
Students protest for more diversity
"One day is not enough" was the message conveyed yesterday - the day after the University's celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
A coalition of University students from several multicultural groups joined together to express their dissatisfaction with the short-term effects of the MLK Day symposium.
Possible arson hits Mason
A fire on the second level of Mason Hall early yesterday morning caused extensive damage and is suspected to have been started intentionally.
The Department of Public Safety and Ann Arbor Fire Department are currently working together to discover the origin of the fire, which damaged the Office of Student Resource Information.
ACLU celebrates landmark decision
On this day 24 years ago, women's rights activists scored a major victory while pro-life advocates suffered a loss - Roe vs. Wade.
Tonight, the University chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Students for Choice will celebrate the controversial decision that defined abortion as a woman's constitutional right. State Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp.) will present a speech about the case and its impact.
Awards honor alternative works
Student protesters, car bombings and a chair wired with dynamite were only a few of the topics mentioned at yesterday's Hopwood Underclassmen Awards.
These appeared in Elmore Leonard's novel "Freaky Deaky," and they - as well as Leonard - brought a very different atmosphere to the ceremony.
Leads to Cosby killer run dry
Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES - The search for Ennis Cosby's killer suffered a serious setback yesterday when Los Angeles homicide detectives concluded that two men detained as possible witnesses were drifters who had nothing to contribute to their investigation.
MSA voting process moves into next century: MSA adopts amendment to make future election polling available by computer
The Michigan Student Assembly unanimously voted last night to adopt an amendment that will boost MSA elections into the technological age.
The assembly approved the use of 24-hour electronic polling, which will be accessible from all campus computing sites and students' home computers.
Court upholds liquor privatization
LANSING (AP) - The state is apparently going to get the chance to turn its liquor distribution system over to private hands after all - maybe.
In a 2-1 order released late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan Court of Appeals removed a restraining order that had halted Gov. John Engler's plans to privatize the state's wholesale liquor distribution system.
Halogen lamps create safety hazards in 'U' residence halls
University students who own halogen floor lamps may be living with an unknown fire hazard.
Michigan jobless rate below average
LANSING (AP) - Michigan registered a 4.7-percent unemployment rate for 1996, Gov. John Engler said yesterday. But the official rate could be higher once the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusts it next month.
Engler was jubilant about the figure.
Poverty not linked to single moms
Single teen-age mothers are not the source of high national poverty rates, a recent University study found.
"Having a baby is just one symptom of a disadvantaged environment in which (teen-agers) are raised," said Social Work Prof. Mary Corcoran.
Judicial order dismissed against Kevorkian attorney: Panel rules that attorney will not be sanctioned for 'judge shopping'
DETROIT (AP) - Michael Schwartz, an attorney for Dr. Jack Kevorkian, will not face court-imposed sanctions related to what is known as "judge shopping," a judicial panel ruled yesterday.
The three-member panel said it has not yet decided whether sanctions will be levied against Schwartz's partner, Geoffrey Fieger, or the law firm of Fieger, Fieger and Schwartz of Southfield.
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