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Engler to appropriate funds to 'U'
With the economy in good shape, members of the University community are hoping the University will receive healthy appropriations when Gov. John Engler proposes the state's budget in Lansing today.
Although the governor has already cut taxes 24 times during his tenure, Engler will be able to continue tax-cuts due to the booming economy, said Maureen McNulty, spokesperson for the Department of Management and Budget, the state department that develops Engler's proposed budget plan.
Show tries to crack diversity
Few television shows have managed to break the stereotypes of different minority groups on campus and grab the attention of the University student body. But a show on WOLV, the student television station on campus, is trying to do just that.
GM, 'U' plan for research laboratory
The Detroit gas-guzzlers of yesteryear may soon be replaced by a new generation of highly efficient cars, thanks in part to an agreement between the General Motors Corp. and the College of Engineering.
The agreement, which is the first of its kind between an American automaker and a national University, states that GM will fund a $5 million research lab at the University.
Daily In-depth: A2 ordinance altered future of discrimination
Real estate agents wouldn't sell minorities property in "white" neighborhoods. Gay couples often faced the threat of harassment or physical violence when they walked out of their homes. The NAACP filed dozens of complaints against the Ann Arbor Police Department claiming they were treated unfairly on account of their race.
'U' lawsuits debated by religion experts
A panel discussion on religion and affirmative action began last night with a moment of silence and a story about the impact of diversity on a woman's life.
As a girl growing up in Virginia, Julia Henshaw's family employed a black servant who could not read. As a young woman, Henshaw faced hardships in college because of her gender. She later left the Episcopalian church after marrying a Jewish man.
Clinton says attack may occur in a week
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the Clinton administration pressed Congress to support a possible attack on Iraq, the U.S. commander in the Persian Gulf said yesterday he'll be ready for an airstrike "within a week or so."
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein should be "nervous," Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, the overall commander of U.S. forces in the oil-rich Gulf region, told reporters there.
Students relieve stress with mini-courses
Amidst the monotony of classes and schoolwork, non-credit mini-courses provide students with a stress-relieving and enlightening alternative to their usual studies.
Although the courses have been offered for the past several years, the University Activities Center is offering "fresher" selections this year, said LSA junior Jill Kleiman, UAC's coordinator of the mini-course program.
Website helps students find rides, new apartments
Two people who wanted to make life a little easier for college students did what any young entrepreneurs would do in the '90s - they made their own Website.
"Our goal is to be a one-stop shop for college students," said Jeff Tannenbaum, co-creator of College Friends and Impact Technologies, Ltd., the site's sponsoring company. "Anything that can be handled through the Internet will eventually be available (on the Website).
Labor group to lobby Engler
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -A coalition of labor and advocacy groups will try to persuade Gov. John Engler to make changes to a new job service setup that relies on the Internet and private companies.
The Coalition for Effective Michigan Employment Services, announced yesterday, contends the new system keeps many job seekers from finding work.
'U' health study ranks 11th in nation
A University researcher's study linking hopelessness and the progression of atherosclerosis recently received recognition by the American Heart Association as one of the top 11 research advances of 1997.
"I was really pleased to see these results," said Susan Everson, an assistant research scientist in the department of epidemiology. "It's important and nice to see this type of research getting attention."
Future role of pharmacists may be more active
Due to recent trends in the health care industry, future pharmacists are likely to play a more active role in the treatment of patients, seeing patients at doctors' offices and making house calls rather than working at a drug store.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
'U' Leadershape plans to advertise
Traditionally, student participation in the University's Leadershape program, a division of a national program that helps develop leadership skills, has depended on word of mouth. But now, in an attempt to attract a more diverse student body, coordinators have taken a new approach - publicity.
Flirting survives in the face of social objection
Despite many objections to the social inconveniences of political correctness in the work-place, flirting and other forms of sexual innuendo appear to still thrive in offices across the United States, according to a recent study in the February issue of Details magazine.
Pipe smoking in Egypt causes controversy
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Dice tumble over backgammon boards, cups slam on wooden tables and the thick smoke from a gurgling water pipe wafts into the nighttime air.
What's that peeking from behind the swelling smoke? Lipstick? Long hair? Painted nails?
Missouri man infected 8 women with AIDS virus
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An HIV-infected man who had more than 100 known sex partners passed on the AIDS-causing virus to 8 Missouri females, ranging in age from 15 to 29, according to a report released yesterday.
Public health officials said it is the largest known documented case of an HIV-infected individual infecting others.
Students work their way through school
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) -There's a new classroom building going up at the College of the Ozarks.
No big deal in that. New buildings spring up on college campuses all the time. Except elsewhere, the students don't usually build them.
Universities change aid policies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Following Princeton's lead, Yale University is overhauling its financial aid policy to make it easier for middle-class families to send their children without dipping into retirement savings or further mortgaging the house.
Courts fail to act on youths who are caught smoking
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Oakland County courts have failed to act on two-thirds of the underage smoking tickets issued by police in the past 18 months.
Of 740 smoking citations issued by police and sent to the court's juvenile division during the past 18 months, 462 - or nearly two-thirds - have not been acted upon, court officials told the Detroit Free Press for a story yesterday.
Tobacco lawyers face large test
ST. PAUL, Minn. - When tobacco lawyers checked into their hotels for the state's anti-tobacco mega-trial, they were greeted by in-room copies of Minnesota Monthly with a beaming Jeanne Weigum on its cover.
The magazine had named Weigum its 1997 Minnesotan of the Year, which must have given the tobacco men pause.
Study: depression linked to smoking
DETROIT (AP) - A new study suggesting a strong link between cigarette addiction and depression could have implications for young smokers, a researcher said Tuesday.
The study, published in the Feb. 10 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, found that people with a history of depression who smoked occasionally increased their risk of becoming daily smokers during the five-year period of the research. The progression to daily smoking typically begins in adolescence.
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