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Next goal: $2B by 2000: 'U' celebrates completion of $1B fundraising campaign, sets new goal
On a rainy day five years ago, an influential group of alumni gathered on the Power Center stage to form a strategic plan for the Campaign for Michigan, the largest public university fundraising effort ever.
As the committee discussed the best way to get the campaign started, the strong voice of University alumnus Ira Harris erupted from the back of the room as he suggested raising the unprecedented amount of $1 billion.
Williams buried in tearful ceremony: Mourners filled with disbelief
Tears fell and jaws and hands were clenched in disbelief Saturday as more than 200 friends, family, University faculty and students gathered at the funeral of Tamara Williams.
Williams, a 20-year-old LSA senior who was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Tuesday, would have celebrated her 21st birthday today. At the funeral, friends remembered a woman who balanced classes and a part-time job as she raised her 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Kiera.
New domestic abuse laws proposed
After the recent domestic abuse case that left two dead and rocked the University campus, some state legislators are calling attention to a proposed bill that would crack down on repeat domestic abusers and stalkers.
The bill, proposed by Rep. Sharon Gire (R-Clinton Twp.), broadens the term "aggravated stalking" to include all abuse inflicted on a victim by a spouse, former spouse or housemate. Also under the bill, any repeat offender would automatically be charged with aggravated stalking, which carries maximum penalties of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
'U' tuition hike below national increase rate
The University's 2.9 percent tuition increase is just about half of the national average rate of increase, according to a report by the College Board.
The report states that tuition at public, four-year institutions increased about five percent this year, pushing average tuition to more than $3,100. Average tuition at private, four-year colleges and universities is a reported $13,670.
Krishna supporters hold festival
Dressed in their flowing dhotis and saris, members of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness danced and chanted around a 35-foot multicolored chariot Friday on the Diag.
The Rathayatra parade and festival made its first campus appearance thanks to the University's Bhakti Yoga Club, which sponsored the event. The parade traveled along several campus streets before setting up camp on the Diag for an afternoon of celebration honoring a 5,000-year Indian tradition.
Albright to help with peace talks
JERUSALEM - In a small but potentially significant step toward reviving the moribund peace process, Israel and the Palestinian leadership said yesterday they expect that a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright today will lead to renewed talks.
Panel discusses corporate side of sports
As we cheer for and idolize Michael Jordan and Steve Yzerman, we tend to forget the business aspect of professional sports.
That was the message given at a panel discussion Friday that commended the efforts behind the corporate aspects of sports, one of the major backbones in the world of professional sports.
Kushner sings the praises of socialism
At times funny and always philosophical, award-winning playwright Tony Kushner addressed the topic of socialism last night before a crowd of 300 at the Power Center.
"Why talk about socialism?" Kushner asked rhetorically. "Because I believe the world will end if we don't. Because nobody else is or very few are. Because capitalism sucks. It's evil. We all know it. Let's be done with that debate. We're not children, we're not republican freshman representatives.
Exhibit celebrates Faulkner's 100th birthday with his works, art: Faulkner exhibit displayed at the 'U' Special Collections Library
When noted and renowned novelist and artist William Faulkner turns 100, fans, the literary community, and the University take notice.
The University is holding its own 100th birthday celebration for Faulkner, who died in 1962 at the age of 65. The exhibit "William Faulkner: The First Hundred Years," is on display at the University's Special Collections Library through Nov. 22.
State leaders endorse latest FDA overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a far-reaching bill last week to transform the way the Food and Drug Administration approves new drugs and medical devices.
The bill passed Thursday by a lopsided 98-2, reflecting the lengthy negotiations that produced a compromise aimed at meeting the concerns of both industry and consumer groups. Both Michigan Sens. Carl Levin, a Democrat, and Spencer Abraham, a Republican, voted for it.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Shelter Association intact despite financial crisis
The organization overseeing many local homeless shelters is attempting to ease a major financial crisis.
Three months ago, Shelter Association administrators realized the organization would run a budget deficit of $140,000 this year. Washtenaw County and the city of Ann Arbor each allocated $35,000 in emergency funding to keep the shelters running.
'U' students invest in stock market to earn extra cash
For a few University students, the stock market provides a little extra cash and the excitement of taking a risk.
LSA senior Perry Ballard said he invests in the stock market because the rewards outweigh the risks.
State rushes for welfare deadline
LANSING (AP) - For two years, Michigan has been a leader in national welfare reform.
But with a federal deadline looming Wednesday, the state lags behind in one important area: getting 75 percent of two-parent welfare families into jobs.
Senate investigates CIA lobbying efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stung by disclosures that CIA agents lobbied the White House on behalf of a businessman with a shady reputation, the nation's spy agency is drafting regulations to curtail such practices.
The proposals by CIA Director George Tenet come in the wake of colorful and sometimes embarrassing testimony to a Senate committee investigating campaign finance irregularities. Unresolved by the testimony - and being examined by the CIA's inspector general - is whether Tenet or other CIA higher-ups knew about the in-house lobbying.
Discrimination battle lingers for 8 years
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Affirmative action allowed Debra Williams to keep her job. It also raised her blood pressure, corroded relationships with colleagues and, by her own reckoning, made her feel worthless.
The black high school business teacher became a reluctant symbol of racial decision-making when the Piscataway school board, needing to lay off one teacher, dismissed a white instructor deemed equally qualified.
Calif. fire causes 1,000 to flee area
BROWNSVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Fire blazed out of control in the heavily wooded Sierra Nevada foothills yesterday, forcing about 1,000 resident to flee and destroying at least 20 houses.
The fire broke out Saturday afternoon and by early yesterday shifting wind had carried it across about 5,500 acres of mountainous terrain, including parts of the tiny Yuba County town of Oregon House, about 40 miles north of Sacramento.
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