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Sig Eps to reorganize on campus
After being absent for three years, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is returning to campus. Representatives from the fraternity's national office held an informational meeting for prospective members yesterday in the Michigan Union.
Tix a hot commodity
If you plan to see the Michigan-Michigan State football game this weekend and you don't already have tickets, here are two suggestions - go to East Lansing with a lot of money, or stay in Ann Arbor and watch it on TV.
Prices for tickets to Saturday's game are sky high. Some ticket brokers are quoting prices starting at $700 for lower-level seats at 72,027-seat Spartan Stadium.
State rep. proposes Prop. 209 legislation
Amidst controversy surrounding a lawsuit filed last week against the University for its affirmative action programs, a state legislator is aiming to completely eliminate all affirmative action programs in the state by proposing a bill similar to California's Proposition 209.
Decision on new coach expected soon
Twelve days after the firing of Michigan men's basketball coach Steve Fisher, practice is in full swing, the first exhibition game is less than two weeks away and the Wolverines have all the pieces in place except for one - a head coach.
Board leads 'U' service projects
What do First Lady Michelle Engler, University Regent Olivia Maynard and LSA senior Mona Hanna have in common? Along with 17 other faculty and community members, and one other student, they comprise the new national board of the University's Center for Learning through Community Service.
Pol Pot admits to making mistakes
HONG KONG - The elusive Pol Pot, who presided over Cambodia's killing fields of the late 1970s, has conceded, in his first interview in 18 years, that his notorious Khmer Rouge movement "made mistakes" during its brutal reign, but he declared, "My conscience is clear," according to excerpts of the interview in the Far Eastern Economic Review.
Study shows sexual behavior alters brain
Adult sexual behavior can change the physical structure of the brain, research made public yesterday suggests, so that the brains of sexually active males are in some ways different from those who abstain.
In the first experimental evidence of its kind, a neuroscientist at the University of California at Berkeley demonstrated in laboratory animals that differences in sexual behavior can alter the neurons that make up the nervous system and the brain.
Business program ranked No. 2 in nation
The University's School of Business Administration lost a first-place ranking this week for its executive education program. Business Week magazine placed Harvard University in the spot the University had held since 1991.
Business Week started the practice of ranking top BBA and MBA programs every two years since 1991. Last year, the magazine labeled the University's BBA program the nation's best. This year's report focused on specific programs at business schools.
County hears requests for children's program funding
Children's programs in Washtenaw County have professed a financial need three times greater than the funds county commissioners can give.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners met last night to begin the budget hearings it holds every two years. The 1998-99 budget includes an unprecedented $475,000 for Children's Wellness Grants. These grants, which still do not cover all the funding requests, support children's programs throughout the county.
Minorities hurt more by pollution, speaker argues
Winona LaDuke, respected Native American and environmental activist and author, spoke before a packed house yesterday at Rackham Assembly Hall.
LaDuke addressed what she termed "environmental justice," saying Native Americans and other minorities are hurt more severely by environmental problems than white Americans.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Prof. speaks on the meaning of life and mankind
Who are we? Where are we? Where are we going?
Prof. Donald Coffey began his presentation, "Human Destiny," with these thought-provoking questions about mankind and its place in the world. Coffey is president of the American Association of Cancer Research and a professor of urology, oncology, pharmacology and molecular sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Bagel money may go to needy
On any given day of the week, students living in dorms may just grab a bagel for a quick bite.
But if a prospective contract is worked out with the University, students may soon be eating bagels that carry more significance than they realize.
Junk artist struggles to keep vision blossoming in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) - More than a decade ago when artist Tyree Guyton set out to change his decaying neighborhood by glorifying other's junk with monuments that stretched a city block, he never imagined the controversy surrounding his work would last so long.
University Express offers ride to weekend game
While some students may be scrambling to find a ride to the football game Saturday, others are traveling in luxury. University Express, a new bus service for students, is cutting down on the stress of finding rides.
"University Express is a luxury bus that works like a limousine. It picks people up where they live and takes them exactly where they need to go," said Daniel Ward, who founded University Express.
Attorney General says gambling compacts valid
LANSING (AP) - Attorney General Frank Kelley's office reversed itself yesterday, saying that seven gambling compacts the state has made with Indian tribes are valid.
The change means the state will not challenge compacts that have allowed 14 Indian casinos in Michigan to open. But state officials said Kelley's ruling could be used by some other group to challenge the legality of the seven compacts in place.
Schools expelling troublesome students to increase safety
LANSING (AP) - Legislation to expel any student who physically assaults a teacher or school employee won overwhelming approval in the state Senate yesterday.
The Senate also passed a bill to permit a prosecutor to seek a tougher sentence than currently prescribed for an attack on school property against a teacher, administrator, volunteer or student. Both bills go to the House.
Netanyahu comments offend
JERUSALEM (AP) - As if a bogged-down peace process, a spy scandal and a looming political crisis weren't enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was weathering a new storm yesterday for saying his dovish opposition has "forgotten what it means to be Jewish.
China warns U.S. to stop meddling as Jiang visit nears
WASHINGTON (AP) - A week before Jiang Zemin meets President Clinton at the White House, the Chinese warned the U.S. government yesterday against meddling in domestic dealings from Tiananmen to Tibet.
"We oppose any interference in China's internal affairs," Embassy spokesperson Yu Shuning told reporters at a news conference.
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