Miss America 1997?
Like most University students, Engineering senior Kimberly Stec is getting excited for a big competition this Saturday.
But instead of grabbing a stadium blanket and throwing on a Wolverine T-shirt, Stec will slip into an evening gown to prepare for an event she's been waiting for since 1994 - the Miss America Pageant.
Keeping up a Corps Tradition: 'U' ranks 5th in Corps volunteers
When Andrew Brush was in Sri Lanka, he had to cross the street to a Buddhist temple in order to make a phone call. If there was no one in the temple, Brush, a 1984 University graduate, would go down the street to the local post office.
'U' alumnus remembers days in Peace Corps
There it was, spelled right out on the radio: "The Peace Corps: a two-year adventure to some remote, exotic place in the world compliments of Uncle Sam. You don't have to carry a gun (a very big deal in 1961) ... and you are going to love it." But there was no mention of snakes, intestinal parasites, skin fungus, malaria, mud houses, civil revolts and 130 inches of rain.
Court case affects Texas admissions: State lawmakers say the law firm that prosecuted the Hopwood case may file a suit against the 'U'
When Cheryl Hopwood filed a lawsuit challenging the admissions program at the University of Texas School of Law, she was unaware that three years later her name would symbolize the nation's anti-affirmative action movement.
"I would never have planned it," Hopwood told the Michigan Daily yesterday. "I really had no idea it would be so big."
Blood shortage plagues region
Hospitals nationwide are on the verge of a blood shortage that one local official says could be "a catastrophe."
"Our situation now has been a sustained shortage this entire summer," said Jeff Weathers, director of hospital services for Red Cross. "Nobody has died yet, but we're very close to a catastrophe happening."
MSA opens doors for meeting
University students yesterday had their first look at what Michigan Student Assembly members say is a new and more organized student government.
MSA hosted an open house yesterday to introduce new University students to the assembly, which serves as their voice to the administration. Following the meeting, MSA met for the first time to discuss the agenda for the semester.
Israel issues new security demands
JERUSALEM (AP) - On the eve of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's attempt to rescue Mideast peace, Israel raised the stakes yesterday with new security demands it says Palestinians must fulfill before they will be given any more West Bank land.
Former DNC chair denies phone calls
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic National Committee chairman Donald Fowler testified repeatedly yesterday that he has no recollection of telephone calls that Central Intelligence Agency officials said he made to them on behalf of a Lebanese American businessman who he had been warned had a background "full of significant financial and ethical troubles.
Researchers look for cluster headache causes
They attack without warning. The pain they inflict has been likened to a poker in the eye or a nail through the temple.
For the estimated 100,000 Americans who suffer from cluster headaches - a particularly excruciating variety - relief may be on the way.
Internet Public Library adds new research resource
The University's Internet Public Library has taken research on the Internet a step further with the addition of a new online reference tool, A+.
Designed as a resource guide for high school and college students, A+ is divided into three main sections: how to develop a research paper, how to search the Internet for information, and a list of links to other writing and research sites on the Internet.
'U' students put notes online
In a few weeks, students will be just a few mouse clicks away from complete sets of lecture notes for various University classes. And it's all free - thanks to a student-run multi-media company called Infiniti Plus.
When LSA juniors Brian Levine, Jeff Lawson and Michael Krasman teamed up to form Infiniti Plus last year, "a good cause for students" was definitely on their minds, Levine said.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Archer easily wins mayoral primary
DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Dennis Archer overwhelmingly won the right to advance to the general election, far outdistancing the second qualifier in yesterday's non-partisan primary.
With 84 of the city's 794 precincts reporting, or 11 percent, the first-term mayor had 85 percent.
SAFE House seminar exposes painful truths
Domestic abusers are now attacking the organizations designed to protect survivors, participants in a free seminar on domestic violence said yesterday.
The Shelter Available for Emergencies House (SAFE House) sponsored "The Empire Strikes Back" seminar as part of an ongoing series on domestic violence. Attendees discussed a backlash against movements for women's safety, and ways survivors are victimized and punished for attempting to leave abusive relationships.
Federal government to change way of measuring for nicotine
WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission announced plans yesterday to revamp its long-criticized system for measuring tar and nicotine in cigarettes to reflect the ways that people smoke.
Even though the new system - which would provide a range of nicotine and tar delivery per cigarette - would give smokers a better idea of what they're getting, the commission also proposed that companies warn consumers that lower ratings do not necessarily guarantee afer smoke.
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