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'U' celebrates Homecoming: Alumni return, events planned
With one of the largest alumni populations in the world, the University began this weekend's Homecoming celebration with a pep rally last night at the Power Center.
Highlights for the weekend include the Alumni Association-sponsored Go Blue Brunch on Saturday morning and a free University Men's Glee Club concert on Ingalls Mall on Saturday afternoon.
Fan shows spirit with glass eye
If you look Del Young in the eye, you may need to look twice.
Young, an Ann Arbor resident, lost his left eye in a hunting accident many years ago and has since worn a glass eye. This summer, he had a block "M" painted on an alternate glass eye, which he wears on football Saturdays.
Compared with other schools, 'U' Homecoming is a tepid affair
University organizers try every year to boost school spirit during Homecoming week. But, their efforts cannot compare to a 40-foot-tall monument built out of corn or a daylong chicken wing eating contest, activities at the heart of other schools' celebrations.
Groups unite for affirmative action
Speaking to a crowd of reporters yesterday, leaders of different campus groups gave symbolic and vocal backing of the University's affirmative action policies.
A panel of 11 student group representatives delivered a statement on behalf of 45 campus organizations that collectively "support the promotion of diversity and equality through the continued implementation of affirmative action policies at the University of Michigan.
Local leaders look to toughen marijuana penalties
Some members of the Ann Arbor community hope to toughen the city's lenient approach to marijuana offenses, which penalize offenders with fines as low as 2.5 percent of the state's maximum fee.
According to Ann Arbor's city code, people who possess an ounce or less of marijuana are fined $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for the third offense.
Around the Nation: Officials oust 110,000 illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON - Federal authorities ousted more than 110,000 illegal immigrants - including more than 50,000 criminals - in the past year, shattering previous removal records and surpassing their own goals for deportations, the Immigration and Naturalization Service reported yesterday.
Around the World: UN council opposes recent Iraqi actions
UNITED NATIONS - Iraq yesterday made good on its vow to expel American members of a U.N. team searching the country for weapons, as key members of the Security Council united in condemning the move.
Clinton adviser educates on cancer
What does it mean to be a cancer survivor?
While some choose to hide their bouts with the disease like a lost battle with a bully, Sandra Steingraber, who spoke at Mendelssohn Theater last night, has declared war.
Students' Party working to fulll election agenda
On the strength of a string of resounding campaign pledges, the Michigan Student Assembly's Students' Party dethroned the previously unbeaten Michigan Party, and took the assembly's political reins after last spring's elections.
The party that once teetered on the edge of extinction not only secured MSA's executive positions, but also won a majority of the assembly's 50-plus seats. Its candidates were able to do so thanks to many of the party's sweeping promises.
Bi-partisan sentiments shown throughout Ann Arbor
In many ways, Ann Arbor is divided along twisting partisan lines. While the Ann Arbor City Council holds a Democratic majority, Mayor Ingrid Sheldon is a Republican.
Representatives from the two major parties both pointed out major interest groups in the electorate whose votes are almost a guarantee of success for one party or the other.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend
Dissident welcomes summit protest
WASHINGTON - Zhang Lin, a newly arrived dissident from China, sat on a park bench across the street from the White House on Wednesday, taking a cigarette break to reflect on his first American-style protest rally.
Yes, he was glad hundreds of demonstrators had filled Lafayette Square to protest human-rights abuses in his native China. Yes, he welcomed the show of support by a broad range of Americans.
Jiang says he will cooperate with U.S. on 'China's terms'
WASHINGTON - After a testy Capitol Hill meeting with members of Congress, Chinese President Jiang Zemin ended his visit to Washington yesterday with a defiant speech in which he promised peaceful cooperation with the United States, but on China's terms.
Dressed to kill: From the homespun to the hip, costumes make Halloween a holiday hit
Despite their age, many college students plan to roam the streets tonight as seasonal ghouls and goblins. Whether pleading for candy or bobbing for apples at Halloween parties, students will be dressed to scare - in everything from elaborate hand-crafted costumes to the last-minute sheet with eyes for holes.
Scared of things that go bump in the night? Your fears may all be in your head - literally
Halloween inspires scary movies, parties and costumes each year. But fear is not limited to the fun rush of adrenaline, and can become a serious problem sprouting from one of many origins.
"Fears can originate from several sources, including your early life," said clinical psychiatry assistant Prof. Joseph Himle.
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