'U' supporter may have given cash to players
Several University officials spoke out yesterday on allegations published by a Detroit newspaper that several current and former Michigan basketball players accepted cash payments from a Detroit booster.
According to a report in the Detroit Free Press, two anonymous sources linked closely with the Michigan basketball team said that Ed Martin, 63, of Detroit had a long-standing history of giving money to players.
Regents speak to charges
University President Lee Bollinger addressed the latest allegations surrounding the relationship between Michigan basketball players and Detroit booster Ed Martin at yesterday's meeting of the Board of Regents.
More students reporting GSI harassment: Program director confirms sexual harassment reports increased over last year
Reports of sexual harassment from Graduate Student Instructors to their students have risen during the past year.
Dianne Jordan, director of the University's Sexual Harassment Prevention and Resolution Program, confirmed these reports.
Messy birds murder for 'U' students
Caw, Caw!
A murder of crows that circle each night outside Angell Hall and around the Diag - with their cackling calls and noisy flapping of wings - has been plaguing students.
Ku Klux Klan leader suing city for $8M over injuries
Ku Klux Klan National Imperial Wizard Jeff Berry and his wife are suing the city of Ann Arbor for $8 million, accusing the city of civil rights violations during last year's nationally publicized June 22 Klan rally.
Attorney Robert Wiggins, who filed the lawsuit at the U.S. District Court in Detroit on Monday, claimed the city did not adequately protect the KKK from a crowd of protesters during the rally, where Berry's wife, Edna, suffered a head injury and lacerations to the forehead.
Jordanian soldier kills 7 students
NAHARAYIM, Jordan (AP) - Grabbing a comrade's assault rifle, a Jordanian soldier fired on Israeli junior high school girls taking a field trip yesterday to a Jordan River island known as a symbol of Mideast peace. Seven girls were killed and six were wounded.
Nomination of CIA director turns ugly
WASHINGTON - An already contentious nomination of Anthony Lake as CIA director erupted into a partisan shouting match yesterday as Republicans challenged his judgment on a 1950s spy case, and a Democrat declared the hearing outrageous.
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Around the World
Albanian president asks for intervention
Militants kill at least 12 in southern Egypt
Deli has 15 years of 'Zing'
When Zingerman's customers walk in the door, they are greeted with the smell of fresh bread, many different cheeses, exotic oils, and smoked fish.
And they've been coming for 15 years.
Graduating students cope with future anxieties
The clock is ticking.
As graduation approaches, many University seniors await word that they have been accepted to graduate and professional school programs. As time is running out to solidify plans, students are coping with many anxieties about the future.
Cancer week to host preventive activites
The onset of cancer later in life can be prevented if people make healthy lifestyle choices while they're young.
This is the message student activists hope to spread through Cancer Awareness Week, which begins tomorrow with sporting events at the Central Campus Recreation Building that demonstrate the benefits of exercise in fighting the disease.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Keynote speaker addresses women in business school
As 65 female executives listened sympathetically, businesswomen's advocate Sheila Wellington described one female executive's response to a survey question on how she balances work and home life.
"Accept (that) there's no real balance," the woman wrote. "Accept the choices you've made."
Hotel employees accused of assault: Female employee of a local Hampton Inn alleges sexual assault
A female worker at a local Hampton Inn alleged that two male co-workers sexually assaulted her last week.
Ann Arbor Police Department Sgt. Larry Jerue said yesterday the victim had not yet pressed charges.
APA opens heritage month
Hip-hop, gospel and techno are among the types of music that will be included in tonight's Generation Asian Pacific American Show at 8:30 p.m. in the Power Center.
The event, sponsored by United Asian Organizations, kicks off Asian Pacific American Heritage month.
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