Service honors student: 400 gather to remember, mourn plane-crash victim
Nearly 400 people crowded the Michigan Union Ballroom yesterday to share stories, laughter and tears for LSA senior Arati Sharangpani, who died in the crash of Comair Flight 3272 two weeks ago.
Aqua-colored ribbons were given to everyone who attended the University's ceremony. The color was Sharangpani's favorite.
Senator warns future of abortion rights uncertain
On the 24th anniversary of the groundbreaking Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision, state Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp.) said the decision is not written in stone.
The University chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Students for Choice held a forum yesterday featuring Smith.
Gore decries clinic attacks
WASHINGTON - Amid extra-tight security following a nearby bomb scare, Vice President Gore yesterday forcefully denounced recent attacks on abortion clinics and vowed that "we will find the terrorists" responsible for them.
The detonation of a minor explosive device a few hours before turned out to be unrelated to the luncheon meeting of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League on the 24th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion, according to law enforcement authorities.
State Dems introduce crime bills: Main bills include life sentence for three-time violent criminals, community police funding
Democrats are taking advantage of their new control of the Michigan House by proposing a wide array of crime legislation that failed in the previously Republican-dominated Legislature.
The main bills being proposed would sentence three-time violent criminals to life in jail, fund community policing, regulate the spread of gangs and attempt to shut down drug houses.
New regents to take seats at table
As University interim President Homer Neal pounds the gavel for the last time, two regents will take their seats around the table for the first time at today's meeting of the University Board of Regents.
Regents Olivia Maynard (D-Flint) and S. Martin Taylor (D-Grosse Ile), who were both elected to their positions in November, will participate today in their first meeting as University regents.
Liberal arts job prospects improving: Statistics show salaries up for last year's graduates
Students who graduate with liberal arts degrees may find it easier to avoid the unemployment lines after graduation, a study found.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers recently released a comparison of 1995 and 1996 starting salaries that shows some liberal arts graduates from last year will receive an average of 10 percent more than 1995 graduates.
Clinton calls math, science top priority
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - President Clinton, highlighting educational standards as a top priority of his second term, yesterday called on U.S schools to raise their proficiency in science and math to the highest levels in the world.
On the first trip of his new term, Clinton chose to visit a school district in suburban Chicago that ranks at the top internationally in science and math, arguing that schools all over the United States should embrace global standards and find out how they rate.
Gregory bashes racism
A captivated audience of more than 100 people laughed at and cheered on theories and examples of racism and corruption in society at a lecture on campus last night.
Dick Gregory, an accomplished author, civil rights activist, comedian, nutritionist and anti-drug crusader, opened his lecture by comparing today's experiences with those of years past.
Campus groups to recruit at Winterfest
Students who missed Festifall - fall semester's Diag ritual of campus groups trying to recruit new members - get a second chance today.
About 130 organizations are participating in Winterfest '97 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today in the Michigan Union Ballroom and Pendleton Room.
Student electrocuted at Bursley during housing maintenance: Shock from radio sends student to emergency room
While standing in front of his mirror one afternoon, Larry Lee got the shock of his life.
Lee, an LSA first-year student, said he was electrocuted by his radio in Bursley residence hall on Jan. 13, while housing maintenance was repairing a broken pipe.
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Dingell proposes 12-year term limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michigan Rep. John Dingell, the longest continuously serving member of the U.S. House, testified yesterday at a congressional hearing that he is for term limits - sort of.
Dingell is proposing a 12-year service limit on House and Senate members effective immediately. If his proposal became law, he would be thrown out of office along with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and about a third of the Michigan congressional delegation.
Plane crash kills 2; cause still under investigation
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Investigators were on the scene yesterday trying to determine what caused a small plane crash that killed two executives of a Wisconsin paper company.
Killed Tuesday evening were Donald Riviere, vice president of strategic development; and John Snyder, group president of material handling for Menasha Corp., company vice president James Jarosiek said.
Engler names new welfare director
LANSING (AP) - The new director of the Michigan Family Independence Agency is in firm agreement with Gov. John Engler that welfare recipients should have to work for their benefits.
"Without being hardhearted, I'm also not a fool," Marva Livingston Hammons said yesterday as Engler named her to her new position. "I absolutely believe benefits should be cut off for people who refuse to work."
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