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Hopwood ruling may be appealed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Univesity of Texas System officials said they hope an appeal of the settlement ruling in the Hopwood v. the University of Texas School of Law case will lead to a reevaluation of affirmative action policies in Texas higher education.
Residence hall dues to hit $22
The Residence Hall Association passed a proposal last night to raise the student Housing fee $2, resulting in a total house due of $22 per student living in the residence halls.
In the past, RHA received 60 cents per student each semester from University Housing, taken from the fee for a student's room and board, and the house councils of the residence halls received the $20 student fee charged to the student's account.
Rose honored for Rhodes Scholarship
Many students have been recognized for academic achievement, community involvement and student leadership. For most, recognition means a certificate, an award or a pat on the back.
But for LSA senior Fiona Rose, former Michigan Student Assembly president, it meant a day in Lansing in front of the State Legislature. And it means an education at Oxford University.
A piece of stadium history: Scoreboards prepared for ceremonial dismantling
The scoreboards that have loomed over the spectators at Michigan Stadium for more than 30 years will soon become tiny pieces hanging over University community members living room couches.
Last month, the University Board of Regents approved a $7.9 million project to replace both the stadium scoreboards and all four dot-matrix scoreboards in Crisler Arena with combination video score boards. The project also includes the construction of a production facility in Crisler.
A2 plans to counter KKK rally
City officials and community leaders announced yesterday plans for a counter-demonstration to the Ku Klux Klan's scheduled May 9 rally in Ann Arbor.
Although a site has not yet been chosen, organizers said their rally will run concurrently with the Klan's demonstration.
Residency guide to be clarified for spring semester
Many University students may think that living in Ann Arbor for a full year or getting a Michigan driver's license is grounds to claim Michigan residency.
But University officials said proving Michigan residency isn't that easy, and they are currently updating the decades-old Residency Classification Guidelines. The changes, which were approved by the University Board of Regents nearly one year ago, will go into effect this spring semester.
Tornadoes kill five in Tennessee, Arkansas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes tore through Tennessee and Arkansas yesterday, blowing out windows in hundreds of buildings and ripping off roofs in downtown Nashville and splintering mobile homes in rural areas.
No deaths were reported in Nashville, but four people, including a little boy and his sister, were killed before dawn by tornadoes in rural parts of Arkansas and Tennessee. One person was killed when a twister touched down in the evening in Tennesee near the Alabama border.
Fieger announces bid for governor
LANSING (AP) - Flamboyant attorney Geoffrey Fieger formally entered the governor's race yesterday, but said he won't quit defending assisted suicide practitioner Jack Kevorkian during the campaign.
He also said his first act as a Democratic governor would be to do away with an assisted suicide ban if the Legislature passes one this year. And he didn't stop there.
Advice Online gaining popularity on campus
Many students get advice from their parents. Others religiously follow the words of Dear Abby and Miss Manners. But some students find advice where you'd least expect it - at a computer terminal.
Nearly a year ago, the Michigan Student Assembly launched Advice Online, a computer service that attempts to measure the degree of enjoyment - or suffering - students experienced in their courses. The Website, www.umich.edu/~msa/advice/, has received more than 16,000 hits since its inception.
Activist urges economic equality, IMF changes
Many people travel to the Caribbean and Africa each year to sit on the beach, sip a drink and soak in the rays. Kevin Danaher visits the same places with groups of Americans, but drinks or tans are not the motivation.
Danaher, founder of Global Exchange, leads trips to these nations to show their true conditions in an effort to promote global equality.
M-Fest cancelled due to weather
Forecasts for rain tomorrow have postponed one of the finale events concluding this Winter term's Environmental Theme Semester.
M-Fest, a student-organized festival, was scheduled to take place tomorrow and into the night at Palmer Field. The threat of rain forced organizers to cancel the event due to possible financial loss.
Crime Notes
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Panelists encourage environmental justice legislation
Environmental activists met with students last night in the Michigan Union to address what they see as a failure of the Michigan Legislature to enact effective environmental policy.
LSA senior Trisha Miller, who chairs The Environmental Clearinghouse that sponsored the panel, said the event was a chance to unite leaders working for environmental justice and students interested in learning how to affect the legislative process.
Friday Focus: A year like no other
Tom Goss will be hard-pressed to avoid a bit of a sophomore slump. With less than a year under his belt as Michigan's athletic director, Goss has seen his department enjoy more success in a single school year than it has in a long, long time - maybe ever.
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