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Intern avoids deposition
WASHINGTON (AP)- The White House intern who has said both that she did and did not have an affair with President Clinton was given a reprieve late last night from having to tell her story under oath. Clinton, meanwhile, got a boost from a key witness.
Former aides say access to Clinton is rare
As federal investigators look into allegations that President Clinton had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, University students who have interned at the White House say it's difficult, but not impossible, to get to know high-profile White House officials.
Monet exhibit to attract crowds
As many a museum connoisseurs could tell you, a Monet hangs in the permanent collection of the University's Museum of Art.
Called "La Débâcle," or "The Breakup of the Ice," this 1880 painting forms the nucleus of the current exhibition, titled "Monet at Vétheuil - The Turning Point." This exhibition is unique in many ways; it is the first-ever ticketed-attendance exhibition mounted by the Museum - and it is expected to attract an unprecedented number of visitors.
'U' Music senior, dancer killed in auto accident
Joseph Wojczynski, a 22-year-old senior in the University's School of Music, died Sunday morning when his car spun out of control on US-23 in Genesee County.
Wojczynski was driving from his home in Ann Arbor to a massage class in Lapier when his car skid on a patch of ice, skidded across the median and was hit by an oncoming pick-up truck. An ambulance arrived less than two minutes later but emergency medical technicians said Wojczynski died instantly.
Students, stores anticipate big Super Bowl celebrations
Whether Green Bay die-hards, Broncos fanatics, or just fans of the game, students across campus will stock up on potato chips and six-packs before they gather this weekend to take part in one of America's favorite traditions - the Super Bowl.
Kaczynski confesses to attacks
SACRAMENTO - Theodore Kaczynski, the schizophrenic hermit filled with rage against technological society, confessed as part of a plea bargain yesterday that he was the terrorist Unabomber who killed three and maimed dozens more in a deranged campaign against scientists, computers and jet airplanes.
Flint chancellor to fill diversity post at Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The chancellor of the University Flint campus is taking a new post intended to boost diversity at Indiana University, which was recently the site of two racially related incidents.
Charlie Nelms will be responsible for recruiting minority students and improving their graduation rates, said Indiana University President Myles Brand. The school created the position yesterday, which will strictly be devoted to increasing diversity on the school's eight campuses.
Refugees fight for amnesty
In a Detroit shelter, refugees from all around the world are learning to cook, make candles, speak English, and, most importantly, overcome their fears of persecution.
The Freedom House, a multi-ethnic shelter for refugees in Detroit, temporarily houses those seeking asylum.
Pro-life pioneer discusses abortion
Twenty-five years to the day after a woman in Texas won the right for all women to have an abortion, the debate surrounding that decision continues to evoke great emotion.
As Mildred Jefferson spoke yesterday, it was evident that the issue remains unsettled.
Inkster man accused of spying in Israel
INKSTER, Mich. (AP) - A Lebanese-American man from this Detroit suburb is being held in an Israeli jail on spying charges, an Arab-American civil rights group said.
Bashar Saidi, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Christmas Day by authorities in Sefa-Amr, a small town in northern Israel, said Houeida Saad, director of legal services for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Washington, D.C.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Pope meets with Castro, preaches to thousands in Cuba
SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) - On his first full day in "this beloved country," Pope John Paul II went straight to the hearts and home life of the Cuban people, despairing over the island's easy access to abortion and scolding the Castro government for closing the doors to Catholic education.
Friday Focus: "Things fell apart"
Lorraine sat in front of Good Time Charley's last week with her 13-year-old boy at her side, begging students to give money to "a hungry, homeless family." She received a few slices of pizza and a pocket full of spare change, but the donors were outnumbered by students who averted their eyes and turned their heads the other way.
Ann Arbor homeless attempt to overcome past, rebuild lives
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