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Goldenberg finalist for Emory post
LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg - who announced her resignation Monday - is one of three finalists in a provost search at Emory University in Atlanta.
Emory political science Prof. Harvey Klehr, chair of the Provost Search Committee, said Goldenberg visited the campus less than two weeks ago to meet with individuals on the committee, as well as faculty, school directors and other members of the Emory community.
'U' cancer specialists see hope in study
As promising findings in breast cancer prevention make news across the country, the University medical community is watching on with hopefulness and skepticism.
The National Cancer Institute announced Monday the results of a study that found the drug tamoxifen prevented breast cancer in almost half of the study's participants, all of whom were at high risk of getting the disease.
Student charged with assault
Michigan football player Jason Brooks was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct on March 27, according to Department of Public Safety spokesperson Elizabeth Hall.
Brooks, an offensive lineman and Kinesiology first-year student who lives in West Quad Residence Hall, pled not guilty to the charges at an arraignment held later that day, said Washtenaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Joe Burke.
Law students debate afrmative action
While members of the University community have different opinions on the issue of affirmative action, many students said last night that they agree on one concept.
"We will never get beyond diversity," said Law second-year student Francois Nabwangu, an affirmative action supporter.
'U' seniors return to campus cafeterias
Think no one would ever want to eat cafeteria food after they've moved out of the residence halls?
About 75 seniors returned to their old haunts for dinner yesterday for the "Dorm Reunion" sponsored by Senior Days '98 and the Residence Halls Association. South Quad, Bursley, and Mary Markley residence hall cafeterias offered the free dinners.
Americans help to slowly reduce the national debt
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's mostly checks for $10 or $15, but one man sent real gold, and an 84-year-old Minnesota woman chipped in $15,235 to help pay off the national debt. A few benevolent souls even tucked a little something extra in with their tax returns.
Black farmers reimbursed for discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department concluded yesterday that hundreds of black farmers are ineligible for cash payments for past government discrimination because they filed their complaints too late.
But Clinton administration officials said they are negotiating with Congress on legislation that would waive the two-year statute of limitations for many of the farmers, enabling them to receive money if their claims against the Agriculture Department prove true.
Pop singer Michael arrested for lewd act
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Pop star George Michael, the British-born heartthrob whose hit songs include the too-hot-for-radio "I Want Your Sex," was arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act in a park restroom.
The 34-year-old singer was alone in a restroom in Will Rogers Park when an undercover officer saw him commit the act Tuesday, police Lt. Edward Kreins said. Kreins would not identify the act and said only that Michael did not proposition the officer.
States: don't eat Great Lakes fish
WASHINGTON (AP) - Advisories against eating the fish you catch have been on the increase in six out of eight Great Lakes states - all but Illinois and Pennsylvania, an environmental group said yesterday.
But the increased warnings don't mean fish are more contaminated or the water's more polluted. Monitoring for toxic chemicals in sportfish - including some, such as PCBs, that have been banned for years - varies widely from state to state and therefore is difficult to compare, the Natural Resources Defense Council said in its report.
Detroit City Council to vote today on casinos
DETROIT (AP) - A $1.8 billion plan to bring casino gambling to Detroit and revitalize its economy has come under fire from those who say the black mayor is giving away the store to outside white interests.
The City Council is expected to vote today on Mayor Dennis Archer's plan for a 57-acre casino district near the Detroit River next to downtown.
'U' prof. speaks on Asian economic crisis
As part of Taiwan Week, Business Prof. Linda Lim spoke about the Asian economic crisis before an intimate gathering of students and community members in the Dennison Building last night.
Lim said that before the crisis, the Asian economy was the fastest-growing economy in the world. She said the Thai economy plunged between 30 and 70 percent during the early '90s.
'U' GSIs feeling appreciated
Have you hugged your GSI today?
Chances are that most University students have not. But the National Association of Graduate Students is urging universities nationwide to think more about their graduate instructors during Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week.
German town seeks to regain rights to Budweiser name
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic - Back when men were men, beer was the color of molasses, and mugs were made of stoneware or pewter, someone in the Bohemian town of Pilsen found a way to make yeast sink harmlessly to the bottom of the fermentation vat.
Animals die at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Disney, which produced "Bambi" and "The Lion King," is being scrutinized over the deaths of several animals at its newest theme park.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating Walt Disney World in the deaths of four cheetah cubs, two rhinos, two hippos and four other creatures at or en route to the entertainment giant's new Animal Kingdom.
Gingrich signs copies of new book
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Elizabeth Randall plopped the hardcover book on Newt Gingrich's table with a thud, looked the speaker in the eye and declared herself pleased with the new Newt. "You're not as mouthy as you used to be," she said.
Starr conducting two criminal investigations into possible obstruction of justice
WASHINGTON (AP) - From fraudulent land deals in Arkansas to taped allegations of sex with the president, Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr is conducting two criminal investigations into possible obstruction of justice.
With President Clinton under investigation in the Monica Lewinsky probe, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and a former law partner, Webster Hubbell, continue to be the focus of a grand jury in Arkansas that expires May 7.
Fashion Week displays array of designer previews
NEW YORK (AP) - Fashion Week is a marathon of designer previews.
And, oh, what a race! This past week, about 44 fall fashion collections were presented in temporary tents set up in Bryant Park, the midtown lawn abutting the main New York Public Library. About 35 shows were held at other locations.
With the spark of a pen, words ebb onto a withered spiral notebook with the fluidity of a river. A voice, fused with the spiritual essence of life and a cup of coffee, cries out to pour itself nakedly in the open for anyone to hear its brief moment of epiphany.
'U' group to sponsor 'spoken word extravaganza'
04-09-98
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