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Gramlich faces federal hearings
Although the Senate confirmation hearings of School of Public Policy Dean Edward Gramlich for the Federal Reserve Board are going smoothly, some inside sources say he may have difficulty when his nomination moves to the Senate floor.
Northwood forum targets domestic abuse
More than a week has passed since the brutal murder of Tamara Williams, yet many still have the vivid images of the incident - especially those who lived in the close-knit community around her.
The lingering questions and concerns were some of the reasons Family Housing decided to hold a special town meeting last night at the Community Center on North Campus.
Students suffer from disorder
Lack of control. Worthless. Unhappy. Irritable.
Students all across the United States and at the University are dealing with feelings associated with depression.
Prof. proposes gum to replace cigarettes
If Public Health Prof. Kenneth Warner gets his way, people will be stopping at the convenience store for packs of sweet nicotine gum instead of cigarettes.
In today's Journal of the American Medical Association, Warner and two co-authors argue that nicotine substitutes should be made more available and more attractive to those who smoke. The authors propose that the overwhelming availability of cigarettes be regulated by the federal government.
DPS looks for bank robber
The Department of Public Safety is requesting the public's help in finding a man who robbed the Comerica Bank in Wolverine Tower on Monday afternoon.
DPS Spokesperson Elizabeth Hall said the subject is a brown-haired white male, approximately 5-foot-11, 190 lbs. and in his late 20s to early 30s. He had a goatee and was wearing a blue baseball cap with the letters "OC" on it.
Democratic Yugoslavia mayor ousted
VIENNA, Austria - Zoran Djindjic, Belgrade's first non-communist mayor since World War II and a prominent opposition leader, was ousted yesterday in an apparently fatal blow to the fledgling pro-democracy movement in Yugoslavia.
Djindjic immediately branded his removal as an illegal coup. An unsavory alliance of nationalist extremists, Socialists loyal to dictator Slobodan Milosevic and some of Djindjic's own former allies joined to sack the mayor after less than eight months in office.
MIT student dies after drinking
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U-WIRE) - Scott Krueger, an 18-year-old Mass-achusetts Institute of Technology first-year student who went into a coma after suffering from serious alcohol poisoning at a fraternity party Saturday, died Monday night at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Mayor discusses parking squeeze with MSA
Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon addressed issues concerning University students such as city parking and housing problems at last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting.
"I have to make the extra effort to find out what students are thinking," Sheldon said. "I think for the past few years it has become a tradition to exchange dialogue between the city and the student assembly."
Policy ensures religious freedoms
For many members of the University's large Jewish student population, tonight's celebration of Rosh Hashana marks the beginning of a month of observed religious holidays - and a string of missed classes and make-up work.
But according to an official University policy enacted just last year, students can observe religious holidays without being penalized for missed classes, assignments and exams.
HUD: A2 housing gets passing grades
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission improved its GPA this week, after announcing the results of a self-graded evaluation of the commission's work.
AAHC annually brings an A through F evaluation to the Ann Arbor City Council in order to keep councilmembers informed of the commission's work.
Show focuses on evolution of auto design, future of industry
The cars of the future will be made of aluminum instead of traditional steel and will make more efficient use of fuel in order to protect the environment.
That was the message of a College of Engineering-sponsored seminar that wrapped up yesterday. The two-day event focused on the evolution of automobile design and the materials used in making them.
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Legislators discuss tougher date-rape drug penalties
LANSING (AP) - Drugs used to incapacitate women and make it easier for men to have unwanted sex with them were the topic of a House committee hearing yesterday.
Lawmakers listened to testimony from law enforcement and public health officials on a bill introduced by Rep. Lyn Bankes (R-Livonia). The bill would create penalties for those who make or use drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, to knock a woman out with the intent to rape her.
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