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Firm files lawsuit challenging University's admissions policies
The Center for Individual Rights, the law firm that filed the precedent-setting Hopwood affirmative action case in Texas, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the University's admissions policies against the University's College of Literature, Science and Arts. University President Lee Bollinger and former President James Duderstadt are also named as defendants in the case.
Fisher: Don't call me dishonest: Ex-coach maintains innocence
After months of silence, former Michigan men's basketball coach Steve Fisher defended his reputation and expressed displeasure about the manner in which he was fired.
Fisher's supporters and all 12 members of the basketball team stood and applauded as he entered the press conference at the Sheraton Inn on South State Street yesterday. Fisher donned a blue and yellow tie and proclaimed himself a "Michigan man."
Regents react with emotions
Members of the University Board of Regents reacted to the firing of former Michigan men's basketball coach Steve Fisher with mixed feelings of sadness and approval.
"I think it's sad because Steve Fisher is an awfully nice guy," said Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor). "But I think at the end of the day, it was the right thing to do."
El Nino may warm winters
Seventy degrees and sunny - in the middle of December?
This winter could be unusually warm in Michigan thanks to what forecasters are calling the strongest El Nino of the century.
Students counterfeit 'M' split-season tickets
Many first-year students who received split-season football tickets probably expect to spend half of Michigan's football Saturdays glumly huddled around a TV, watching their fellow students at the game less than a mile away.
But not all first-year students stayed home when the Wolverines took on the Fighting Irish last month.
Around the Nation: '70s singer John Denver dies in crash
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - With such 1970s hits as "Rocky Mountain High," "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads," John Denver was a wholesome, wire-rimmed hippie who turned out sunny music for cynical times.
In the end, he died in a setting straight out of his music, soaring over the mountains, sea and sky before his experimental plane crashed Sunday in picturesque Monterey Bay. He was 53.
Around the World: President preaches gospel of open trade
CARACAS, Venezuela - At a monument symbolizing South America's struggle for freedom, President Clinton preached the gospel of open trade yesterday but said more must be done to alleviate poverty and "give everyone a chance to be a winner in the new economy.
Chopra urges holistic healing, balance
Internationally recognized motivational speaker Dr. Deepak Chopra spoke about holistic healing to a packed Power Center audience last night.
Chopra is the author of 19 books and more than 30 audio and video programs and has appeared on major television and radio shows throughout the world expressing his theory that healing can be achieved through the balance of mind, body and spirit. The event was sponsored by the University's Health System Nursing Services and the School of Nursing.
Campus rallies around Indigenous People's Day
Instead of celebrating the nationally observed Columbus Day, more than 200 students attended the Indigenous People's Day rally yesterday to show their support for Native Americans.
Many held red signs rejecting yesterday's national holiday and shook soda can rattles in enthusiasm.
Bollinger outlines vision to SACUA
University President Lee Bollinger formally laid out his master plan for the physical structure of the University campus before the faculty's governing body yesterday.
"We've never had the vision of the whole set of campuses," Bollinger said during his monthly meeting with the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
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Optional SAT scores to slow UC admissions
When applying to college, the option not to take a standardized test would be a welcome relief for many high school seniors.
If the University of California regents pass a recommendation to drop the Scholastic Aptitude Test as an admission requirement next year, applicants will have this luxury.
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