Students' Party sweeps race: Winners plan MSA changes
Students' Party candidates Mike Nagrant and Olga Savic emerged as victors in the race for the Michigan Student Assembly's top two positions - offices that the Michigan Party has held since it began in 1993.
Nagrant, an LSA junior and MSA's new president, said he hopes that a year from now, MSA will play an important and essential role in students' lives.
MSA voter turnout rises
Unofficial results show voter turnout in last week's Michigan Student Assembly elections rose drastically, to nearly 15 percent of the student body, totaling 4,890 votes compared with last year's estimate of 3,700.
Three times as many students voted using the new online voting system instead of the traditional paper ballots.
Blast tenses Mideast talks
JERUSALEM - Two days after a deadly suicide bombing, Israel demanded yesterday that the Palestinian Authority crack down on Islamic extremists who carry out such attacks, but it did not formally suspend political contacts with the Palestinians.
A Flash of Light: Comet brightens look into past
Hale-Bopp, the brightest comet of the century, is lighting up the northwesterly skies of our hemisphere. The comet can be viewed with the naked eye throughout April.
"Just look at it; it's a very complicated phenomenon," said Freeman Miller, professor emeritus at the University's astronomy department, and a specialist in comets.
DPS probes 'U' urology chief
The University's Department of Public Safety is conducting an investigation into possible wrongdoing by the University's urology chief, Dr. Joseph Oesterling, a DPS official said yesterday.
"There is an investigation being conducted and there are certain things being investigated," said DPS Lt. Wes Skowron.
S. African legends grace Ann Arbor
Anyone seeking information on the South African constitution this weekend would be hard-pressed to find an expert - in South Africa.
That's because three of South Africa's leading constitutional scholars and leading political figures - many of whom are legends in South African politics - were in Ann Arbor for the second annual Michigan Journal of Race and Law symposium.
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Students pass 3 out of 4 MSA ballot proposals
Students answered "yes" to three of the four ballot questions posed by the Michigan Student Assembly in last week's election.
As one proposal stated, a $1 per-student, per- semester increase will be added to the current MSA fee next fall, if the University's Board of Regents approves. The fee will be used specifically for campus community service initiatives.
Interdisciplinary course shifts with global trends, changes
The University has always had the reputation of using modern technology in its courses and research procedures, but one course is taking that reputation to another level.
Introduction to Global Changes is a two-semester, interdisciplinary course that is funded by both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation. The course is already five years old but has recently changed much of its curriculum to keep up with global trends.
Rep. Rivers coaches students on lobbying
A group of students who plan to lobby U.S. legislators turned to a professional last night for advice - Rep. Lynn Rivers. Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) spoke to members of the Israel Michigan Public Affairs Committee last night at Hillel and coached them on efficient lobbying tactics. The group will travel to Washington next month to meet with legislators about issues in the Middle East.
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