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'U' hopes for safer 'Mile'
In preparation for Tuesday night's Naked Mile run - when University students will mark the end of classes by streaking through campus - students and administrators are working to educate participants about the potential dangers that accompany the event.
'U' officials, students to discuss race issues
Due to what some minority students describe as lackadaisical and sometimes non-existent responses from the University administration to recent incidents of alleged racial discrimination, a group of minority students has scheduled a meeting with University officials for Monday.
ITD changes allocations
The Information Technology Division is again revamping its computing package to meet students' changing computing needs.
Starting this Friday until the end of April, students will not be charged for dial-in access between midnight and 3 p.m. and will receive 180 additional pages on their printing limit, bringing the total for each individual to 300 pages.
Ranking confusion causes pamphlet recall
The University plans to recall and reprint copies of a University profile pamphlet containing what some have identified as misleading U.S. News and World Report rankings.
The pamphlet states that based on the University's academic programs, U.S. News and World Report ranked several of the University's graduate programs among the top schools in the country.
'U' students to teach English to migrants
University students looking to gain experience teaching English as a second language will have their opportunity this summer through an innovative language program that unites students and area migrant farm workers.
In its second year, Linguistics 385 trains students during spring semester to teach English. The course uses guest lecturers to teach students about the politics of language, language discrimination and cultural awareness.
Regime leader Pol Pot dies in sleep
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge regime that sent as many as 2 million Cambodians to their deaths, died peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Khmer Rouge officials said. He was 73.
Pol Pot died before midnight in northern Cambodia near the Thai border, said Nuon Nou, reached by telephone on the border. Nuon Nou was assigned to guard Pol Pot after he lost power in a bloody power struggle within the Khmer Rouge last year.
Around the Nation: Judge calls for investigation into Starr
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge called yesterday for an investigation into links among Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr and other conservatives.
U.S. District Judge Henry Woods said groups accused of funneling money to key government witness David Hale might also have orchestrated his removal from a Whitewater case initially assigned to him.
Around the World: U.N. access to Iraq still unsettled
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. arms experts warned yesterday that access to Iraq's presidential sites "is by no means solved," despite an agreement allowing inspectors to travel anywhere in the country.
In a report to the Security Council, the U.N. Special Commission also said diplomats who accompanied inspectors sided with Iraq in some instances when minor disputes arose during visits to President Saddam Hussein's eight palaces last month.
MSA resolves to support lawsuit intervention
As affirmative action opponents have become increasingly vocal and active, rallying behind two lawsuits that target the University's race-based admissions, student leaders who support racial preferences in higher education are also making their views heard.
Detroit airport lands $5 M in federal improvement funds
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Metropolitan Airport has landed $5 million in federal grants intended to ease noise levels for more than 100 homes near the site, Vice President Al Gore announced yesterday.
"It's kind of like winning the lottery, in a sense," Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara said during a conference call in which Gore identified 11 recipients of $55 million in airport-improvement funds.
Legislators may ban cloning
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Legislation to ban the cloning of human beings in Michigan won quick approval Tuesday in a Senate committee, with backers expressing hope it won't dampen valuable medical research.
"I don't think we should have any human experimentation," said Sen. Loren Bennett, (R-Canton Twp.) and sponsor of one of the four bills.
'U' community remembers former anthropology prof.
With fond memories of his laughter and warm presence, members of the University community remembered the life and work of former anthropology and religion Prof. Roy "Skip" Rappaport yesterday.
"He would invariably laugh with the ironic laughter of one who knew himself as imperfect. He was a religious spirit trapped in a critical brain," said Asian languages and cultures Prof. Luis Gomez.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
First year a tough one for African American museum
DETROIT (AP) - As the Museum of African American History prepares to celebrate its first anniversary in its new building tomorrow, it faces budget shortfalls, lagging attendance and a floundering permanent collection.
First-year attendance was projected at 600,000, a massive leap from the previous year, when just 75,000 people came. But attendance is under 400,000, the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday. And of that, only 225,000 paid for admission. The rest were there for free events.
GM expands rebate offers
DETROIT (AP) - What price is loyalty? For General Motors Corp., it could run in the millions as it offers rebates on new cars and trucks to people who bought new GM products as long ago as 1986.
The incentive program, called Loyalty First, is designed to shore up the No. 1 automaker's sagging market share with rebates worth $500 or $1,000. The offers already are going out to original owners of GM vehicles from the 1986 to 1998 model years.
International experts speak on Korean economic crisis
In response to the instability of the South Korean economy, Ann Arbor residents and members of the University community gathered last night for a meeting with two experts who have first-hand experience with the crisis.
The economic downturn that is plaguing many Asian countries and worrying U.S. investors hit particularly hard in South Korea.
Complex tax form confuses citizens
WASHINGTON - As the final crush of Americans rushed yesterday to stuff mailboxes with their 1997 tax returns, few forms were drawing more anger and exasperation than Schedule D, the capital gains form, whose labyrinthine steps would challenge Theseus, the maze-conquering hero of Greek myth.
Information technology big boost to economy: Growth of Internet reducing inflation, creating jobs
Computers and the Internet have dramatically transformed the U.S. economy in the last five years, significantly reducing inflation and creating 7.4 million high-paying jobs, according to a Commerce Department report released yesterday.
Stolen Grandma Moses paintings delivered to museum
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Two wooden crates that arrived unexpectedly at the Bennington Museum were found to contain seven Grandma Moses paintings that were stolen 14 years ago.
Where the artworks have been all this time - and exactly who sent them back and why - are still a mystery.
'Peace Now' initiative still elusive in Israeli process
TEL AVIV, Israel - They were angry young men then, angry because they thought Israel was missing the chance to make peace with an Arab enemy.
So they decided to write a letter. The letter sparked a movement. The movement brought tens of thousands of Israelis into the streets and helped move a reluctant government to sign a peace accord with Egypt.
Student paper aims for diversity
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The editors of the Harvard Crimson recently looked around the newsroom and came to a sudden realization: too many Jews.
Editors of the student newspaper said they wanted more diversity among the editors and columnists, and they added positions to include other ethnic groups.
Wealthy countries describe Japan's problems as serious
WASHINGTON (AP) - Japan came under increased pressure yesterday from the United States and other nations to do more to boost its flagging economy, with top finance officials depicting Japan's economic problems as serious and growing worse.
Rep. calls for restoring ties to Iran
WASHINGTON - In the most sweeping initiative toward Tehran by a U.S. official since Iran's 1979 revolution, a ranking congressional Democrat called Tuesday for the White House and Congress to take far-reaching steps to end containment of Iran and open the way to restoring diplomatic ties.
Evidence of political killings opens trial
GEORGE, South Africa - The politically charged trial of former president Pieter W. Botha on contempt charges opened yesterday with evidence aired for the first time in a South African court that the apartheid-era leader authorized assassination as part of his government's campaign to preserve white rule.
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