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Bill would make boosters liable
The state House of Representatives is considering a bill that would make individuals liable for damages they cause through relationships with university athletes.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kirk Profit (D-Ypsilanti), said the proposal would create a minimum $10,000 penalty for anyone who interferes with "a prospective advantage" of a university's athletic department.
Tourney week - the best there is
You can have Ohio State weekend, you can have the week of the Rose Bowl, you can even have Spring Break. They don't compare. They don't even come close.
This is, without a doubt, the best week of the year.
Minority applications rise for '98
Despite the two lawsuits targeting the University's admissions policies that could threaten the future diversity of the University's student body, minority applications for next year's incoming class are on the rise, University officials said.
Nations agree on Yugoslavia sanctions
LONDON - Concluding a prolonged, often-heated debate, the United States and five European nations agreed yesterday to take limited punitive measures against Yugoslav President Slobodon Milosevic for his armed crackdown in the Serbian province of Kosovo and warned him to seek a political solution to the crisis immediately or face more sanctions.
Candidates shake party lines
Tired of party politics and bickering, a surprisingly large fraction of the students seeking office in next week's Michigan Student Assembly elections have decided to abandon party affiliations and run as independents.
LSA junior Ryan Friedrichs is running for MSA president as an independent, having rejected the financial backing of the Michigan Party and the Student's Party.
Regent Power to campaign in Nov.
University Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor) announced Saturday he will seek a second full term on the University Board of Regents in the upcoming November elections.
"Even though I served on the board 11 years ... the job is not done yet," Power said.
Slowly but surely, Hong Kong goes through reforms
HONG KONG - Piece by piece, law by law, the elements that made Hong Kong independent and unique before its restoration to Chinese rule last July are being eroded, say observers here and abroad.
The hand-over eight months ago went smoothly, without riots or tanks or drastic upheaval. Since then, however, the 6.3 million people who live in Hong Kong have been subject to a takeover in slow motion.
SACUA rejects creation of faculty regent
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the faculty's advising committee, defeated a motion to take steps toward placing a faculty member on the Board of Regents as an ex-officio member yesterday.
The motion was rejected in a 5-3 vote. If passed, the motion would been discussed by the Senate Assembly, the faculty's governing body, for future action.
Hate crimes at 'U' mark national trend
Business junior Corey Fryling found hate signs on his door, had a garbage can full of water spilled into his room and received an indirect death threat while living at Mary Markley Residence Hall last year.
He said these incidents were malicious hate crimes that stemmed from his active membership in the University's gay community. Hate crimes such as those against Fryling have not been uncommon on the University's campus in the past year.
'U' to celebrate women's history
The accomplishments and legacies of women throughout the years, as well as those of contemporary women, will be honored with events, speakers and panels as the University celebrates national Women's History Month this March.
"I think it's important to reflect on what women have done so far, in making strides in the feminist movement, and what we still have left to do," said LSA senior Puja Dhawan, who is coordinating an event to celebrate the month.
Crime Notes
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Albanians won't gather dead bodies
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - Ethnic Albanians demanded yesterday that international experts examine the bodies of dozens killed in a Serb police crackdown in Kosovo - and insisted that Serb authorities were pressing for quick burials to hide evidence of police atrocities.
'U' political science Prof. Organski dies
A.F.K. Organski, a professor of political science known at the University for his engaging teaching style and mischievous sense of humor, died March 5 while skiing in Vail, Colorado.
Organski had been on vacation during the University's spring break. This past Wednesday during break, he was feeling ill and was taken to the hospital. Thursday night he suffered a massive heart attack and died at the hospital. He was 74.
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