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President gives activist agenda
WASHINGTON - President Clinton last night presented a glowing review of a nation at once prospering and secure because of his policies, drawing frequent applause as he ignored his personal problems and plunged into a spirited recitation of his agenda for the balance of his second term.
Students discuss Clinton's plans for country
Nearly 100 students put aside homework last night and gathered in the East Quad cafeteria to discuss politics and watch President Bill Clinton deliver his annual State of the Union address.
"The 100 people here tonight showed us all how interested U of M students are in politics," said Seth Myers,vice president of the East Quad Representative Assembly. "I hope this continues. I'd like to make this a tradition."
'U' surgeons pioneer scalp replacement
In one of the first successful surgeries of its kind in the United States, University doctors succeeded in re-attaching a woman's scalp that had been detached from her head in a machinery dye press Friday morning.
Kevin Chung, a University hand surgeon who performed the 10-hour operation on the patient, Teresa Lasko, said that despite adverse conditions, the operation was a success.
'M' wrestlers, coaches comfortable with recent program changes
More than a week after a second set of changes was put in place to improve safety in the Michigan wrestling program, team members and University officials said they feel comfortable and confident about the new direction of the program.
Hopwoods honor student writers
Prose and poetry have the power to uplift, enlighten and humor. In reward for their talented efforts in the delicate craft of writing, University students were honored yesterday with awards before a crowd of approximately 300 people at Rackham auditorium.
UROP expands program to include upperclassmen
An expansion of the University's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program will now give juniors and seniors the same research experience that was once only available to first-and-second year-students.
"Traditionally, UROP was designed to create research opportunities for incoming freshman and sophomores," said UROP Director Sandra Gregerman. "By brokering relationships between younger students and faculty, we hope students can apply their academic skills, specifically skills they have learned in introductory courses like biology and chemistry, to real, hands-on research.
Interest in Peace Corps continues to grow
Thirty-six years after then-President John Kennedy announced his idea for the Peace Corps from the steps of the Michigan Union, the international service effort has grown into a foreign service program costing $222 million per year.
Ethnic greek organizations build cultural awareness
A variety of ethnic sororities and fraternities on campus, many of which are currently participating in a winter rush or application process, offer students an opportunity to gain a sense of cultural awareness and to become actively involved in their communities.
MSA votes down ballot question
The Michigan Student Assembly decided last night not to include a question on the March election ballot asking whether the assembly should urge University administrators to continue to use race as a factor in admissions processes at the University.
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Intern's testimony still uncertain
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Monica Lewinsky and independent counsel Kenneth Starr appeared closer to a cooperation agreement yesterday under which Lewinsky would testify about whether she had a sexual relationship with President Clinton and whether he urged her to deny it.
GOP debates Clinton's plans for budget surplus
WASHINGTON - Professing his commitment to "family, faith and freedom," Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said last night that the projected budget surplus should go toward the national debt or back to taxpayers - not spent on new social programs or, as President Clinton proposed, saved to strengthen the Social Security system.
Clinton: save U.S. social security
WASHINGTON - President Clinton used his State of the Union speech yesterday to shine the bright glare of national publicity on Social Security, making it clear he wants a conversation and debate among Americans about the future of the retirement program.
Congressional delegation assesses scandal's impact
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to shake off a scandal, President Clinton yesterday stuck to major issues such as Social Security, the minimum wage and education while delivering his State of the Union address to Congress.
But members of the Michigan delegation had mixed opinions about whether he can turn the federal government back toward business as usual.
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