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Vandalism creates 'tension': Diag boards posted by a Jewish group and QUP damaged, defaced
Diag boards posted by two student groups - the Queer Unity Project and the Jewish organization Reform Chavurah - were vandalized within the last two weeks, causing some to question the tolerancy of the University community.
The vandalism of the Diag boards comes on the heels of recent crimes, including the drawing of swastikas on the doors of Mary Markley residence hall rooms and alleged acts of racial prejudice at the Nectarine Ballroom.
Secretary of Interior to speak today
Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt will speak about the dangers of global warming tonight in the Michigan League.
Babbitt, who has controlled the nation's parks and wildlife departments since 1993, is touring the country to urge college students to educate themselves and others about the long-term effects of global warming.
A2 skaters launch political campaign
After racking up a mountain of fines and confiscated skateboards in recent years, local skaters are getting political.
Local skaters have banded together to try to change city and University policies that they say make Ann Arbor an inhospitable place for skateboarders. The skaters plan on organizing a petition, lobbying the Ann Arbor City Council and conducting a public relations campaign to loosen the policies.
Bollinger says extra regents unneeded
University President Lee Bollinger, in his monthly meeting with the faculty's governing body, did not lend support yesterday to a proposal to add a student and faculty member to the Board of Regents.
Bollinger said that "adding a faculty member to the regents will not perfect (the lines of communication)," and stated that he felt the same way about a student regent.
Clinton supports nuclear ban
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Clinton sent the Senate the long-delayed global test-ban treaty yesterday and urged lawmakers to "end all nuclear tests for all time" by approving the pact over objections of some Republicans.
Announcing his action in an address to the United Nations' 52nd General Assembly, Clinton called the treaty "the longest sought, hardest fought prize in the history of arms control." He signed the accord a year ago but pocketed it while White House lobbyists tried to build support.
Local observatory faces extensive restoration
Perched on a hill between Couzens and Alice Lloyd residence halls, silhouetted by the evening sky is how one University landmark defines tranquility.
For more than three decades, the Detroit Observatory has remained untouched and abandoned as edifices popped up and encompassed its once-dignified lone structure. But this summer, University officials began the daunting process of restoring the 143-year-old observatory, a window to the stars.
Researchers focus on divorce's effects: Expert says kids feel pain of divorce
As the divorce rate in the United States continues to rise, increased emphasis is being placed on the children of divorced parents.
Divorce expert Judith Wallerstein addressed the University community yesterday evening in Rackham Auditorium concerning the effects of divorce on parents and children and strategies to cope with the divorce. Wallerstein founded the Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition in Marin County, Calif.
'U' prof. corrects divorce myths
The common negative views about divorce aren't necessarily true, according to a new study by Abigail Stewart, a University psychology and women's studies professor.
Images regularly associated with divorce, such as dysfunctional families and neglected children, aren't a reality in most cases, she said.
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Welder repairs valuable books
Many of the University's valuable resources are literally turning to dust after many years of wear and tear.
But enter the Minter Welder, a $20,500 solution to Michigan's book deterioration problem.
Prof. lectures on repressed abuse
A University of Wisconsin psychology professor presented controversial research findings yesterday that suggest child abuse victims repress and forget traumatic memories for years.
Psychology Prof. Jennifer Freyd spoke about her theories in East Hall yesterday to a crowded audience of graduate students.
Two left dead after Plymouth shooting
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man walked into an office building yesterday with a gun and began firing, prompting hundreds of workers to be evacuated. The gunman and a woman were found dead inside, authorities said.
Ingrid Marshall had taken a personal protection order out against Ernest Hall Jr. said Lt. Robert Smith, the Plymouth Township police acting chief. Both were from Detroit.
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