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Lawsuit targets 'U': LSA admissions under fire
The law firm that won the precedent-setting Hopwood affirmative action case in Texas filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday against the University's undergraduate admissions policies.
The lawsuit was filed against the University's College of Literature, Science and Arts, University President Lee Bollinger and former President James Duderstadt.
Suit leaves students undecided
As news of the class-action lawsuit challenging University admissions policies spread across campus, students expressed contrasting emotions, ranging from sighs of relief to chants of anger.
Nearly 20 members of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary displayed their stance against the lawsuit by gathering on the steps of the Michigan Union yesterday to protest.
Braun inks extension with Cal
The search for Steve Fisher's replacement narrowed by one last night.
Just hours after getting off the phone with University Athletic Director Tom Goss, California coach Ben Braun announced he had signed a new two-year extension with the Golden Bears and isn't going anywhere until after 2004.
Glow bowling draws young crowd
Everyone shouts to be heard, the air smells like smoke and the black lights shine among pitchers of beer.
No, it's not another weekend party.
Reno extends probe of Clinton's fund-raising calls
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Janet Reno extended her investigation yesterday into President Clinton's fund-raising telephone calls, giving her task force until Dec. 2 to see if a special prosecutor is needed. "I didn't do anything wrong," Clinton responded.
Iran warns U.S. to withdraw destroyer
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran accused the United States yesterday of spying on Iranian military maneuvers, warning it to withdraw a destroyer and a reconnaissance plane from the area. The Navy denied the charge, saying the ship never even left port.
Assembly to fund affirmitive-action series
The Michigan Student Assembly joined the debate on affirmative action at the University last night without taking a stand for either side.
The assembly allocated $1,200 to sponsor an "objective" lecture series on affirmative action. The goal of the symposium is to present the issues of affirmative action to help students form their own opinions on the policy and the lawsuit filed yesterday against the University.
SAFE House seminar focuses on intervention: Speakers offer advice on curbing domestic violence in neighborhoods
As the Ann Arbor community continues to cope with the death of LSA senior Tamara Williams, a SAFE House seminar yesterday stressed the importance of community involvement against domestic violence.
The seminar, titled "Domestic Violence: The Community Response," was part of an ongoing series on domestic violence.
Jewish students prep for Sukkot
After a week and a half of solemn religious services, the University Jewish community will begin observing the joyous holiday of Sukkot tonight.
Sukkot lasts seven days and is observed by the construction of a sukkah, a temporary hut built outdoors. Traditionally, Jews eat meals in the sukkah using their finest china and linen.
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Race one of many factors in admissions: Admissions officials say diverse student body has always been a priority
While a lawsuit by the Center for Individual Rights contends that the University's admission programs blatantly discriminate by race, some University officials claim race is only one of many factors in the admissions process.
CIR filed a class action lawsuit yesterday against the College of Literature, Science and Arts, University President Lee Bollinger, and former University President James Duderstadt, claiming that the University's preference toward minorities in admissions violates both the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
'U' deans, faculty stand behind admissions policy
University deans and faculty stood behind admissions procedures yesterday, stressing the importance of maintaining a diverse student body in the face of a newly filed class-action lawsuit.
The lawsuit, which seeks to terminate the use of race-based admissions preferences, targets the College of Literature, Science and Arts, to which the two plaintiffs were denied admission.
Lawsuit challenges diversity goals, Mandate's methods
When former University President James Duderstadt announced the Michigan Mandate on Sept. 20, 1987, he described it as a "strategic plan to create a multicultural university in the future."
The lawsuit filed yesterday by the Center for Individual Rights challenges the Mandate's methods for admitting and retaining minority students.
Hopwood case hurts diversity, causes tension at U of Texas
If the plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit now challenging the University's admissions processes are successful, the campus could come to look a lot like the University of Texas, which lost a similar case one year ago.
Since the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Hopwood vs. The University of Texas in March 1996, the university has been marked with great emotion and growing social rifts.
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