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Students fight Law School suit
In another response to the attacks on the University's use of race as a factor in its admissions procedures, more than 35 students plan to file a motion today to become defendants in a lawsuit targeting the Law School's admissions policies.
Living-learning options may double
The number of living-learning programs could nearly double if the University administration approves a proposal by the Living-Learning Task Force.
Provost Nancy Cantor currently is reviewing a proposal that includes the expansion of living-learning communities to a majority of traditional residence halls.
'U' funding may increase by 3 percent
The state Senate approved a proposal yesterday by a vote of 36-1 that would increase state funding to the University by 3 percent.
The proposal, passed last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee, includes $30 million more for higher education than the budget Gov. John Engler proposed last month.
Election to be investigated
Following recent allegations and rumors, the Michigan Student Assembly Election Penalty Board is launching an investigation into last week's MSA elections.
In a statement released late last night, Elections Director Rajeshri Gandhi and Rules and Elections Committee Chair Josh Trapani said MSA officials have not yet found evidence of campaign violations.
Minorities say tension with police still exists
Most Ann Arbor police officials say they value diversity and will not tolerate prejudice, but many members of the University's minority community said they feel they are not treated equally by law enforcement officers.
When white police officers assaulted Rodney King and Malice Green earlier in the decade, they opened deep wounds in an already strained relationship between police and members of the black community.
Greek Week finishes with variety show
The envelope, please.
Ten days after Greek Week kicked off with dancing, lip synchs and cheers, Team 7 (Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Chi) was named the overall winner of the festivities.
Shooting suspects stole guns, van
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The grandfather of the 11-year-old charged in a deadly school yard ambush said yesterday the boy admitted to stealing seven guns from him and pulling the fire alarm that forced the victims into the line of fire.
National high school graduation rate rising
The number of high school graduates across the nation is expected to increase, but University administrators say they do not have any plans to accommodate the rise.
According to a new study released jointly by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder, Colo. and the College Board, the number of high school graduates in the nation is expected to peak at 3.2 million in the year 2008 - a 26-percent increase from 1996.
'U' scientists invent smallest bio-sensors for cell research
Flooding cells with toxic dyes and probing them with fiberoptic cables are not particularly safe ways to study their biochemistry.
A team of University researchers has come up with a gentler approach to study the minute changes that take place inside living cells - shooting them full of PEBBLEs, or probes encapsulated by biolistic embedding.
'U' preparing taxes
There are two things in life that are certain - death and taxes.
With that in mind, University students already are preparing for the April 15 deadline for filing taxes. But they are doing so in many different ways.
Research Notes
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Black Celebratory to honor achievements through ceremony
The accomplishments of graduating black seniors at the University will be celebrated and acknowledged in a special graduation ceremony and yearbook later this semester.
The graduation ceremony, which will take place May 2 at Hill Auditorium, is the culmination of events planned by the Black Celebratory, an organization designed to honor black students' achievements.
Senate passes welfare bill
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Rallying from a defeat last week, Senate Republicans on Tuesday pushed through a bill permitting fingerprinting of welfare applicants, arguing the measure would cut down on fraud and give benefits only to the truly needy.
Alzheimers may afflict more Americans in the future
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unless scientists find a way to prevent or cure Alzheimer's, the number of Americans with the brain-degenerating disease could more than triple as the population ages.
"Many of our nation's baby boomers have a time bomb ticking in their heads today," said Stephen McConnell, a spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Association, which lobbied Congress on Tuesday for $100 million in new research money.
Study links TV viewing with obesity in youths
While the debate over television's effects on kids focuses on what they watch, a new study of some 4,000 children underscores the importance of how much they watch, showing that the more time kids spend in front of the tube, the fatter they tend to be.
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