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Fight results in stabbing
One person was taken to the hospital with a stab wound and another is facing possible expulsion from a central campus co-operative following an assault yesterday at 807 S. State St.
Yesterday morning, two individuals that Nakamura representative said are not affiliated with the University engaged in a dispute with Nakamura resident Robby Wilton and his roommate, also non-University students, at about 10 a.m. in a top-floor room just a few blocks from campus.
FEC: Clinton, Dole misused federal funds: Both may have to repay funds
WASHINGTON - Finding that both the Clinton and Dole campaigns broke laws and misused federal funds in their 1996 bids for the presidency, Federal Election Commission staffers recommended yesterday that the Clinton campaign repay $7 million and the Dole campaign repay $17.
Nationals sanction Theta Chi chapter
Fallout from the recent Ann Arbor Police Department raids on fraternity and house parties continued this week when the Theta Chi national fraternity chapter placed the University chapter on its highest level of probation.
Selected members of the fraternity will be required to attend an alcohol awareness class and the chapter president will also have to submit a report to the national organization each week under the sanctions.
Exxon acquires Mobil in $73.7B deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon agreed to buy Mobil for $73.7 billion yesterday in a deal that would create the largest corporation in the world and put back together two of the biggest pieces from the 1911 breakup of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil.
Drive seeks minority donors
For Engineering graduate student Bob Webbink, registering to be a bone marrow donor only took two tubes of blood and 15 minutes.
But for one of the 30,000 people diagnosed with leukemia and life-threatening blood diseases each year, Webbink's action could mean improved health and a lifetime of memories.
Lichter named interim Medical dean
Two years and two months after the resignation of Medical School Dean Giles Bole, the search for his replacement continues - marked yesterday by the appointment of a new interim dean.
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Gilbert Omenn personally chose Allen Lichter to replace former interim Dean A. Lorris Betz, who has served since Bole left - and stayed in the position two months longer than his agreed two years.
Committee seeks to broaden inquiry
WASHINGTON - The Republican majority on the House Judiciary Committee, armed with four subpoenas approved yesterday, urged a federal judge to turn over internal memos from the Justice Department's campaign financing investigation so it could broaden its impeachment inquiry against President Clinton.
Supreme Court ruling narrows privacy laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a narrowing of privacy rights that people who visit someone's home for a short time do not have the same protection against a police search as the residents. Three justices said the ruling ignores the home's importance as "the most essential bastion of privacy.
Panel: Implants, disease not linked
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A court-appointed scientific panel said yesterday it saw no proven links between silicone breast implants and disease, a finding that could hurt the claims of thousands of women suing implant makers.
Testimony by the independent, four-member committee will be videotaped for use nationwide in courts where women have filed suit contending implants made them sick.
Teen confesses to gunning down family
MUSKEGON (AP) - An 18-year-old has confessed to gunning down his family because his father had threatened to kick him out of the house, authorities said yesterday.
Seth Privacky was arraigned yesterday on five counts of open murder. A friend, Steven Wallace, also 18, faces the same charges. A judge set bail at $5 million each after Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague said both had confessed to the Dalton Township killings and were "extremely dangerous.
MSA passes resolution to support day of action
Michigan Student Assembly members passed a resolution last night supporting a Students and Youth Day of Action in Defense of Affirmative Action in February.
The assembly passed a second resolution to lobby against a bill proposed by State Rep. Judith Scranton (R-Brighton) that would penalize underage drinkers by suspending drivers' licensees.
Speaker discusses Internet, information's impact on Asia
Across the United States, students sit down at computers and type out an e-mail without giving their access to the Internet a second thought.
But for students living in countries such as China and Vietnam, where information is not allowed to flow freely, the use of the Internet has meant fundamental changes in the way closed governments allow their citizens to access information.
Hunters mixed over mild weather
The just-concluded firearm deer hunting period was a good one, as mild weather made it nicer for hunters to be outdoors, state officials say.
But some hunters say the lack of snow made it harder to spot their quarry in the woods.
Student ndings may save energy
Imagine you are building a home and you have the opportunity to save thousands of dollars in long-run energy costs. Would you spend a little extra money upfront to save a lot in the future?
SNRE graduate students Steven Blanchard and Peter Reppe have discovered a way for home builders to do just that.
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