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'U' proud to host tourney
Several days ago, University staff members embedded "NCAA" into the ice at Yost Ice Arena, prepped the press box for the additional media that will be on hand for the NCAA West Regional and assembled temporary lockerrooms to accommodate every team competing in the tournament, which begins today.
'M,' Princeton to face off
One cliché reigned supreme at the NCAA Hockey West Regional coaches' press conference yesterday: Experience, or lack thereof, will play a major role in which teams move on to the final four in Boston.
While appearing in the NCAA tournament has become an annual event for teams like Michigan, Michigan State and North Dakota, the other three teams in the West Regional have considerably less experience.
Group files motion to intervene in lawsuit
A group of more than 20 students, ranging in gender, race and educational level, gathered yesterday on the steps of the Michigan Union to defend the use of affirmative action by announcing plans to enter the second of two lawsuits filed against the University.
Davis speaks on blues legacy
Political activist Angela Davis was welcomed with a standing ovation last night as she addressed an impassioned and diverse crowd about the legacy of blues music and the relationship between blues and feminism.
Davis spoke about the inspirations behind her new book, "Blues Legacies and Black Feminism," which interprets the meanings and feminist significance behind the works of three artists: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.
Students remember Holocaust victims
Hoping that history will never be forgotten or repeated, University students began a 24-hour reading of the names of Holocaust victims on the Diag yesterday.
Federal charges sought in shootings
WASHINGTON - Justice Department officials are scouring the U.S. criminal code to determine whether the two boys arrested in the Jonesboro school shooting might serve longer sentences if they are tried under some sort of federal law.
NASA students prepare for annual Pow Wow
As sage smoke rose from a circle at this past Wednesday's meeting of the Native American Student Association, those involved in planning Ann Arbor's annual Pow Wow shook off tensions and worries about the event's success.
The ceremony, called smudging, is intended to give strength to those involved.
Deans back midterm survey
Deans within the College of Literature, Science and the Arts are supporting a student proposal to institute a midterm feedback program within the college.
On their own initiative, some LSA instructors have asked their students for feedback on the quality of their courses at the halfway point in the term.
Students gear up for SERVE Week events
For the next week, many University students will top their "to-do lists" with decorating nursing homes, painting mental health centers and showing elementary students around campus.
The activities, all part of Project SERVE's SERVE Week, will encourage service on campus and get students acquainted with the many service possibilities available during the year.
Crime Notes: The Crimes of Your Community
A man called the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. to report that two men attempted to rob him as he walked through Elbel Field.
The man said that the two men approached him and said they had a gun. The caller said he ran away from the men without giving them any money, according to DPS reports.
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