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Hill cafeteria plan 'on hold'
Plans for a $15.5 million project that would consolidate four Hill area residence hall cafeterias to alleviate a labor shortage and create more space in the residence halls have been put on hold indefinitely.
"The project is on hold until the campus Master Plan project ... is further along," said Alan Levy, director of housing public affairs. "I think it has a major impact ... on that part of the campus." The Master Plan is University President Lee Bollinger's initiative to bring physical cohesion to the campus.
'U' Music prof.'s film set to air nationally
One of America's most famous operas - and a University professor - will receive national attention tonight when PBS airs the documentary "Porgy and Bess: An American Icon." The program is the result of more than 12 years of researcher by Music Prof. James Standifer, the film's producer.
Speech fails to mention higher ed
After Gov. John Engler finished his State of the State address this past Thursday, the future of higher in education in Michigan may have been unclear to those who viewed his speech.
Engler did not mention the state's 15 public universities, nor did he mention his plans for their funding, during the speech. On Feb. 12, the governor will present a budget to the Michigan State Legislature that will include his proposed funding for the state's public Michigan state institutions.
FERPA, 'U' guidelines ensure student privacy: University is committed to keeping students' records private.
Students who are embarrassed about their grades should be glad they're not enrolled at the University of Utah.
Last week, a Utah professor obtained and released a student's academic record to the school's student newspaper after the student wrote a negative remark in the newspaper about the professor's department. The professor claimed the student didn't have the right to make the remark considering his "low" grades.
'U' professors debate Clinton fate, scandal
While political pundits across the nation discuss whether President Clinton will survive the latest scandal rocking the White House, University experts gathered at the Alumni Center last night to discuss Clinton's fate and examine the media's role in the events.
More than 20 die in Italian ski lift accident
TRENTO, Italy (AP) - A U.S. military plane on a low-level training flight over the snowy Alps sliced through a cable-car line yesterday, sending a gondola full of skiers crashing hundreds of feet to the ground. At least 20 people inside the car died.
'U' prof. seeks funding increase for NIH
Although embryology Prof. Bruce Carlson probably did not say "Show me the money" in front of Congress last week, he did testify in front of a House subcommittee on the need for a funding increase for the National Institutes of Health.
MSA funds Code alternative, improves funding applications
The Michigan Student Assembly voted during last night's meeting to financially support Student Mediation Services by allocating $500 to the group.
Student Mediation Services help students involved in disputes discuss the argument among their peers in a process that is more informal than the University's Code of Student Conduct process.
Emergency repairs save Bursley wall
The threat of falling walls forced the University Housing Development Office to take emergency action at Bursley Hall last week, tearing out a section of a six-story brick wall.
The layer of brick on the outer side of the wall bulged out about three inches, separating it from the inner wall, said structural engineer Andy Greco. The fear was that this brick layer would eventually detach itself completely and fall, possibly injuring bypassers.
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Lewinsky leaves D.C., goes West
WASHINGTON (AP) - Monica Lewinsky left town yesterday for a California respite as her lawyers waited for prosecutors to make the next move to secure her cooperation. The investigation into an alleged presidential affair and coverup pressed deeper into the White House inner circle.
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