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Officials aim at scalpers
Would-be entrepreneurs thinking of selling their football tickets for the Saturday contest might want to think twice.
The Ann Arbor Police Department has significantly increased the number of undercover officers who will be working outside Saturday games this year, in an effort to crack down on ticket sellers and scalpers.
Goss to be highest paid Big Ten AD
New Athletic Director Tom Goss will receive the largest paycheck of any Big Ten director, but colleagues say Goss' talents merit the salary.
Goss' salary will total $220,000. The highest salary in the conference last year was $198,848. Goss said his business experience accounts for the difference in his salary.
Waiting for the Crown: Contestants get the jitters as end nears
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - With the preliminary rounds behind them, this year's Miss America Pageant contestants are feeling both excitement and nervousness, as what contestants have been calling "the most exciting night of their lives" grows closer.
Pageant traditions loosening
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - For many, the words "Miss America Pageant" conjure up images of big hair and heavy makeup.
But to the contestants and thousands of volunteers who dedicate their lives to the coveted crown, the Miss America Pageant program is more than a beauty contest.
Nectarine owner offers apology
The owner of the Nectarine Ballroom apologized yesterday to a University student for a racial incident that occurred last Thursday.
Mike Bender, who also manages the Nectarine, received a petition with 280 signatures and an equal number of letters, protesting the treatment of LSA junior Rahual Patel.
Arafat pledges to fight terrorism
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pledged yesterday to confront "the enemies of peace," but Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said after a two-hour meeting with him that she still had not found a way to restart Mideast peace talks.
Clinton adviser says foreign visitors did not affect policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton's national security adviser said yesterday his staff was infrequently consulted about unsavory foreign visitors who met with Clinton and Vice President Al Gore during the last presidential campaign.
ITD making changes to computing sites: Equipment changes will finish soon; until then, long lines persist at some sites
Campus computing sites generally don't see long lines and waits until well into the semester.
MSU unrest will not repeat at 'U', ofcials predict
Drunken people ran topless through the streets, throwing beer bottles at police cars and setting couches on fire last Saturday in East Lansing.
Was it Mardi Gras in September?
'U' researchers map genome of E. coli strain
One University Medical Center pediatrician calls it the "Dr. Jekyl-Mr. Hyde organism."
But University researchers may have nailed down the enigmatic identity of one strand of E. coli by recently completing a map of its genome.
Pep rally kicks off on State St.
Tomorrow the Michigan football team squares off against rival Colorado. But tonight, Head Coach Lloyd Carr, team captains Jon Janson, Eric Mayes, the cheerleading squad and the entire 421-member marching band will assemble for the last time before the big game.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend
Pageant contestants sporting two-piece suits for the first time
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss Maryland Jamie Fox broke a 50-year tradition when she walked across the stage of the Miss America Pageant in a bikini Tuesday night.
Although pageant officials changed the rules this year to allow contestants to wear two-piece suits, the majority of contestants have chosen not to bare their stomachs.
The Good the Bad and the Missing
Adjusting to campus life means more than buying books and finding classes. University students learn to live with their best friend or worst enemy when they accept the roommate challenge.
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