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'M' hockey defenseman arraigned
Michigan hockey defenseman Chris Fox was arraigned yesterday on a charge of "assault with intent to do bodily harm less than murder" at the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills.
The charge Fox faces stems from an incident that occurred June 15, when he allegedly struck Waterford resident Robert Thomas in the face during a hockey game at the Detroit Skate Club in Bloomfield Hills.
Coaches, peers saddened by wrestler's death
Although weeks have passed since Michigan wrestler Jefferey Reese died after a strenuous workout, he is far from forgotten in the minds of people who knew him - and even those who did not.
Some remember Reese as a dedicated wrestler who earned the respect of teammates and coaches, while others recall a kind friend who always put himself second. Some say he was a well-rounded student who prioritized not only his wrestling pursuits but also his academic endeavors, while another misses a caring boyfriend.
Students face limited pep rally tickets; parade might be held
Students returned from winter break this week with Rose Bowl memorabilia and enthusiasm for their national championship football team, but some are now upset that they may not be able to celebrate at Sunday's pep rally at Crisler Arena.
Omenn speaks to Medical students
Sitting with his knees bent and hands dropped between them, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Gilbert Omenn spoke to a handful of primarily Medical first-year students last night about their future profession.
"Our faculty and students are doing great science," Omenn said. "I hope they have as much enthusiasm as I did then and now."
Nichols avoids death penalty
DENVER - Terry Nichols was spared the death penalty yesterday when federal jurors were unable to agree on whether the Oklahoma City bombing conspirator should pay for the crime with his life.
U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch dismissed the panel, which deliberated for 13 hours over two days before notifying him of the impasse, and said he will now assume responsibility for sentencing Nichols.
S. Korean economic crisis causes problems for University students
The turmoil of the South Korean economic crisis has forced several University exchange students to return to Korea because of financial constraints. The crisis is affecting both international students and Korean Americans in the University community.
General counsel becomes vice president post
In a move intended to recognize the intricacy and importance of the University's legal affairs, the Board of Regents decided last month to make the general counsel post into a vice presidency position.
Though the title change will not alter the job requirements of the position, it will ensure that the general counsel will report directly to the president. In the past, the University's head attorney reported to the chief financial officer.
Man sues chain for disclosure
MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) - A man with AIDS is suing the Arbor Drugs chain, claiming his children found out about his illness after a pharmacy clerk who handled his prescription disclosed it to her teen-age son.
Stanley Grzadzinski and his wife planned to keep his condition secret from their teen-aged son and daughter to relieve them from worry until he was on his deathbed, his wife testified yesterday.
Book exchange benefits students
As University students rush to campus book stores, a group of student volunteers is offering another option to satisfy class reading lists - the Student Book Exchange.
The exchange, which operates today and tomorrow in the Pendelton Room of the Michigan Union, attempts to give students more money for returning last semester's books and cheaper prices for new books.
NELP offers unique summer to 'U' students
On the first day of his summer experience, Chris McVetty was thrown into a random group of classmates, given an address in New Hampshire and the keys to a van. Getting there was just the first event in an unique English course at the University.
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Iranian President sends peaceful message to U.S.
CAIRO, Egypt - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami yesterday made one of his nation's strongest overtures toward the United States since Iran's Islamic revolution, inviting American scholars, artists and tourists to visit his nation to help create a "crack in the wall" of hostility dividing the two nations.
Prosecutor plans to focus on Kaczynski's admissions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal prosecutor said yesterday that he plans to make Theodore Kaczynski's own admissions the cornerstone of his opening statement to jurors in U.S. District Court on Monday. During a three-hour court hearing in which lead prosecutor Robert Cleary sought approval of that plan, he said Kaczynski has acknowledged his involvement in at least three of the four attacks he is accused of committing.
Company admits to growing high-nicotine tobacco
WASHINGTON (AP) - A biotechnology company agreed yesterday to plead guilty to conspiring to grow high-nicotine tobacco secretly in foreign countries so Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. could ''control and manipulate the nicotine levels in its cigarettes.
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