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Annual Speak Out event sparks tears from survivors, supporters
One out of every two women involved in dating relationships suffers physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse by their partners.
Trading halts after Dow falls: Decline marks longest one-day point drop in history
NEW YORK - U.S. stock prices tumbled in unrelenting waves of selling yesterday, prompting the New York Stock Exchange to halt trading twice as the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks fell to levels that tripped prearranged "circuit breakers" installed after the 1987 stock market crash.
Search begins for Rackham dean
The University began a search last week for the dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, a position that has been tumultuous in recent years.
Bollinger speaks to faculty: Senate Assembly addresses affirmative action, tobacco divestment
University President Lee Bollinger addressed the entire faculty governance body for the first time in his term yesterday. Bollinger laid out his goals as president and answered questions about the pending affirmative action lawsuit.
Diag rally promotes political action
In response to the recent lawsuit challenging affirmative action policies at the University, students on the Diag and across the country gathered for a National Day of Action in Defense of Affirmative Action yesterday.
Affirmative action suit raises concerns
The University community has been presented with passionate and opposing political, social and legal arguments on affirmative action. The lawsuit filed this month challenging the University's undergraduate admissions policies has encouraged many to evaluate and decipher the claims by University officials, state legislators and legal experts on this controversial topic.
Bull market's future is unclear, analysts say
Despite the closing of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday because of a market drop for the first time since 1929, professional investors, traders and analysts said it remained unclear whether the great bull market that began in August 1982 is over.
City Council candidates raise key issues
The City of Ann Arbor is a veritable tangle of garbage collection, parking structures, a sprawling campus and office buildings. With city council elections scheduled for one week from today, a small group of candidates have come forward to vie for its control.
Pharmacy Week attracts students, dispels images
Consumers with questions about their medications should look no further than their nearby drugstore. The nation's pharmacists and University Pharmacy students wrapped-up National Pharmacy Week on Friday by urging the public to talk to their best resources - their local pharmacists.
Conference speakers discuss past unrest in former Zaire
Spurred by the political upheaval that transformed the nation formerly known as Zaire, the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies is sponsoring a symposium this week to explore the causes of the unrest.
MSU stabbings leave 2 critically injured
EAST LANSING (AP) - Two people were reported in critical condition yesterday at a Lansing hospital after stabbings at a married-housing apartment at Michigan State University.
A 23-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man underwent surgery after the stabbings, said campus police Capt. Tony Kleibecker.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
'Health-O-Vision' offers fast answers to questions
Are you addicted to smoking? Do you want to stop? Do you know how?
The answers to these and other health related questions can be found on a network of interactive kiosks located in libraries, health clinics, work sites, shopping malls and other public areas throughout Michigan.
Storm sweeps through state, bringing first snowfall
DETROIT - An autumn snowstorm swept through parts of Michigan, blacking out a quarter million homes and businesses and leaving at least one person dead, authorities said yesterday.
Heidi Stafford was one of the many without power yesterday. The western Michigan woman said she could hear loud snapping noises outside around midnight and could tell from the power surges that it was a matter of time before she was without electricity.
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