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LSA dean resigns from post
After serving as the first female dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts for nine years and being one of five finalists in the 1996 search for a University president, LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg announced yesterday that she will resign from her position.
High dean turnover not unusual
LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg's resignation does not stand alone in a period marked by constant changes among the leading posts of the University's 19 schools.
While most of the recently vacant executive officer positions have been filled during the past year and a half - including University President Lee Bollinger's post - new and interim deans are leading many of the University's schools and colleges.
'Apple' winner gives ideal last lecture
Economics Prof. Jim Adams was presented the Golden Apple award yesterday in the Rackham Auditorium by a person he referred to as the "grim reaper."
Adams called LSA sophomore Heidi Lubin, chair of Students Honoring Outstanding University Teaching, the "grim reaper" because of the finality associated with the Golden Apple lecture, called the "ideal last lecture."
Dialogue to address racial problems
Seeking to identify racial problems, the Michigan Student Assembly is sponsoring a town hall meeting on race relations tonight at 7:30 in the Michigan Union Ballroom.
The dialogue is part of President Clinton's Initiative on Race, a sweeping plan proposed by the president about one year ago to enhance the educational and economic opportunities of all races.
Drug could cause side effects
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug found to prevent breast cancer in half of high-risk women also causes serious side effects, researchers cautioned yesterday, leaving women with a complex decision about the best course to protect their health.
Students suggest North Campus changes
In the first of two town hall meetings, University President Lee Bollinger and Provost Nancy Cantor met with students on North Campus yesterday to explore issues relating to student life at the University.
About 50 people filled the Chrysler Center of the Media Union to offer University administration officials the North Campus perspective on student life.
Around the Nation: Court refuses to shield tobacco memos
WASHINGTON- Tobacco companies lost their fight to keep some of their most closely guarded documents secret yesterday when the Supreme Court denied cigarette makers' emergency request to keep them confidential.
As a result, the industry sent more than 100 boxes containing 39,000 documents, including secret communications among industry law firms and between the companies' lawyers and executives, to lawyers for the state of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which are suing the tobacco industry.
Around the World: Hamas bomb maker killed by rivals
JERUSALEM - The master bomb maker for the militant Hamas group was killed by fellow members of the Islamic resistance in an internal power struggle, Palestinian officials declared yesterday, exonerating Israel of involvement in his death.
Hundreds march in A2 to protest planned KKK visit
Shoppers stared through store windows, motorists were forced to stop their cars and Hash Bash participants looked on as about 300 people marched through the streets of downtown Ann Arbor this past Saturday in protest of the planned May 9 Ku Klux Klan rally.
Speaker combats Sikh stereotypes
At the young age of 25, Ravi Singh managed to break some of the stereotypes of the Sikh religion and run for a seat in the Illinois state Legislature.
Singh lost the election last month by a small margin to his democratic opponent. But Singh said his loss is not going to stop him from pursuing a career in politics. Singh defines failures as "building blocks to becoming more successful."
Debate heats up over casinos in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit could become the largest American city with casino gambling if City Council approves a controversial $1.8 billion development plan.
About 350 hundred people turned out for a public hearing yesterday in preparation for the council's vote Friday on Mayor Dennis Archer's plan to build three casinos in a warehouse district near downtown.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
04-07-98
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