Bitter, bittersweet: 'M' hockey melts in seminals
MILWAUKEE - In the end, there simply was not enough time.
As the scoreboard clock ticked down to zero and a desperate flurry in front of the Boston University goal produced nothing but a bunch of bruises, time expired on the Michigan hockey team's season.
Blue basketball captures NIT title: Michigan ends season with win after NCAA disappointment
NEW YORK - In a season that was as bittersweet as any, Michigan used a sugar coating for the finishing touch.
Getting snubbed by the NCAA tournament committee was not what the Michigan basketball team had in mind at the outset of the season. But the Wolverines played the hand they were dealt and now feel somewhat vindicated after taking home the NIT championship last night with an 82-73 victory over Florida State at Madison Square Garden.
Housing shortage may hit 'U'
The Class of 2001 may be one of the largest incoming classes in University history, which could mean campus claustrophobia.
"This is an unusual year because a higher proportion of students than in past years have already paid an enrollment deposit," said University spokesperson Julie Peterson. "This is not a guarantee, but it is a strong indication of interest. It could mean that we are going to have more students enroll.
A2 ranked 15th best family city
Gaill O'Neill has lived in Ann Arbor all her life, and wouldn't think of raising her family any place else.
Reader's Digest's latest poll suggests that other families may want to consider calling Ann Arbor home, when it ranked Ann Arbor the 15th best city in the country for families to live.
Cybercult suicides inspired by comet
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - The 39 people whose bodies were discovered Wednesday inside a hilltop mansion in Rancho Santa Fe were cultists who planned their mass suicide, videotaped farewells, packed their suitcases for what they believed would be an intergalactic trip and took their lives by ingesting a homemade recipe of drugs, applesauce and vodka, according to law enforcement authorities.
Around the Nation: Cancer institute reverses decision
WASHINGTON - The National Cancer Institute reversed itself and recommended that women in their 40s undergo routine mammogram screening yesterday, a decision it hopes will lay to rest one of the most fractious national debates in recent medical history.
Around the World: Gingrich visits China, minus gloves
BEIJING - And now for the main event.
As Vice President Al Gore prepared to leave China after a polite visit reflecting the Clinton administration's policy of "constructive engagement" with the world's most populous country, House Speaker Newt Gingrich entered the ring with his gloves off.
Study explores relationships in public assistance
A new University study explores the relationship between first- and second-generation Latino/a children and how frequently their families receive public assistance.
University sociology Prof. Sandra Hofferth examined the number of first- and second-generation Latino/a immigrants who received federal assistance from 1990 to 1995, and found that the children were no more likely to receive aid than non-Latino/a children.
Court rejects suit against Engler: Lawmaker attempted to make Engler face problems with roads
LANSING (AP) - A circuit judge yesterday denied a state lawmaker's attempt to force Gov. John Engler to name panels to deal with Michigan's crumbling roads.
Ingham County Circuit Judge James Giddings ruled he had no authority to order Engler to appoint members of two committees set up in a 1987 law to study transportation needs in Michigan.
Bombing trial renews anxiety in the Thumb
DECKER, Mich. (AP) - As the second anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing approaches, along with the trial of suspect Timothy McVeigh, people here are bracing for another round of attention most would rather do without.
Hordes of reporters followed FBI agents to James Nichols' farm near Decker shortly after the April 19, 1995 bombing that killed 168 people and injured 500 others.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Friday Focus: The road from Ann Arbor
While University alumni are notorious for bleeding maize and blue in the football stands, Wolverine spirit has also found a place in the political arena.
Politically active University alumni are numerous. Their activities outside of class ranged from captaining the football team to taking an activist in the Black Action Move-ment to a mother raising children while attending classes.
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